Koordynacja polityki fiskalnej i monetarnej w strefie euro przed kryzysem i po kryzysie
Coordination of fiscal and monetary policy in the euro area before and after the crisis

Summary/Abstract: The importance of the coordination of fiscal and monetary policy significantly increased after the financial crisis of 2007–2008. The achievement of coordinated actions, both in terms of national fiscal policies as well as in the fiscal and monetary area, was intended to support a number of reforms introduced from 2011. The aim of this study is to analyse the coordination of fiscal policies of the euro area Member States and their aggregate attitude with the European Central Bank monetary policy, in two research periods separated by the most important reforms. The scope of the analysis covers the years 1999–2018. The time interval is divided into two sub-periods: the first concerns the years 1999–2010 and the second 2011–2018. The Fiscal Condition Index (FCI) and the correlation coefficient are used to analyse the coordination of the fiscal stance of the euro area countries. The aggregated bias of fiscal policies and monetary policy, estimated using the Monetary Conditions Index (MCI), is presented in the policy mix map. In addition, the relationship between the Policy Mix Index (PMI) and the output gap is estimated. The coordination of national fiscal policies proved to be stronger in the second analysed period. Nevertheless, the analysis of fiscal and monetary coordination does not allow unequivocal conclusions to be drawn. The policy mix in the first analysed period was of a counter-cyclical nature, while in the second – procyclical. There is still an urgent need to further improve economic management in the euro area.

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