Indeterminacy, bubbles, and the fiscal theory of price level determination

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-30

  McCallum, Bennett T ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; D84; E31; E63; Fiscal policy; Indeterminacy; Price level determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002992344     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(00)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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