Afonso, AntónioJalles, João Tovar2012-03-222012-03-222012-02Afonso, António e João Tovar Jalles. 2012."Do fiscal rules matter for growth?". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 7-2012/DE/UECE0874-4548http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/4150We study the relevance of fiscal rules for growth in an EU panel. Our results show that they foster growth, while stricter fiscal rules mitigate the adverse impact on growth from big governments. Moreover, more recent EU member states have gained from the implementation of fiscal rules.engFiscal RulesGrowthGovernment SizePanel Analysisworking paper