The Great Canadian Slump

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 761-787

  Fortin, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANK ROLE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLICY IMPLICATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0030389696     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136214     Document Type: Article

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