Budget deficits, monetization, and central-bank independence in developing countries

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 493-511

  Sikken, Bernd Jan ^a   De Haan, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING SYSTEM; BUDGET DEFICIT; CENTRAL BANK; INDEPENDENCE; MONETISATION;

EID: 0031698099     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a028658     Document Type: Article

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