Fiscal policy and aggregate consumption: New evidence from the United States

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-145

  Darby, Julia ^a   Malley, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION RATE; FISCAL POLICY; NATIONAL CONSUMPTION; POLICY IMPACT;

USA;

EID: 0030474048     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.1996.tb00669.x     Document Type: Article

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