Table 2: 101 proposals to reform the SGP. Frequency distribution across central
characteristics
Code |
Description |
Type of |
Categories | |||||||
Short-term |
Short-term |
Long-run |
Optimal |
Growth |
Combination of |
Market |
Total | |||
aim |
What is the main aim of the |
nominal | ||||||||
proposal/SGP?_____________ |
_________19 |
11 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
__________19 |
8 |
101 | ||
YES |
NO | |||||||||
model |
Does the proposal include a |
nominal |
_______27 |
74 |
101 | |||||
YES |
NO | |||||||||
empir |
Does the proposal include |
nominal |
________45 |
56 |
101 |
modif |
What is the proposed degree |
ordinal |
No __________5 |
Reinter- 4 |
Changes in 53 |
Changes in 11 |
Changes in 11 |
Abolish the Pact ________17______________ |
_________101 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
more | ||||||
nprop |
How many proposal are |
cardinal |
________77 |
15 |
7 |
2 |
_________101 | ||
Welfare |
Political |
Mixture | |||||||
Does the proposal follow a | |||||||||
welf |
welfare or political economy approach?__________________ |
nominal |
________52 |
32 |
17 |
_________101 | |||
More than 2 |
Less than 2, |
Less than 1 |
After | ||||||
years |
more than 1 |
year | |||||||
Distance between date of | |||||||||
date |
publication and Nov. 2003 |
cardinal |
__________11 |
10 |
32 |
48 |
_________101 | ||
Large |
Small |
Both | |||||||
Do the authors originate | |||||||||
large |
from a large or a small |
nominal |
________76 |
20 |
5 |
_________101 | |||
YES |
NO |
Both | |||||||
Do the authors originate | |||||||||
euro |
from a euro or a non-euro |
nominal | |||||||
country?___________________ |
________64 |
27 |
10 |
_________101 | |||||
YES |
NO |
Both | |||||||
Do the authors originate | |||||||||
eur |
from a EU or a non-EU |
nominal | |||||||
country?___________________ |
________83 |
11 |
7 |
_________101 | |||||
YES |
NO |
Both | |||||||
acad |
Are the authors academics? |
nominal |
_________61 |
27 |
13 |
_________101 |
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