Optimal fiscal policy in a business cycle model with public capital

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 337-364

  Lansing, Kevin J ^a  

^a Federal Reserve Banks   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC POLICY; FISCAL POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; PUBLIC SPENDING;

USA;

EID: 0031821828     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136327     Document Type: Article

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