New evidence on the Ricardian equivalence theorem: A multicointegration approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 695-704

  Leachman, Lori L ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013171619     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496328443     Document Type: Article

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