The twin deficits phenomenon: Evidence from Greece

Applied Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1093-1100

  Vamvoukas, George A ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF TRADE; BUDGET DEFICIT; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

GREECE;

EID: 0032750142     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368499323571     Document Type: Article

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