Policy volatility and economic growth: A comparative, empirical analysis

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-52

  Brunetti, Aymo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross country regressions; Economic growth; Macroeconomic policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031993340     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(97)00039-6     Document Type: Article

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