Fiscal policy and growth: Evidence from OECD countries

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-190

  Kneller, Richard ^a   Bleaney, Michael F ^b   Gemmell, Norman ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government; Growth; H30; O40; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000235745     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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