An analysis of the stability and growth pact

Economic Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 458, 1999, Pages 546-571

  Beetsma, Roel ^a   Uhlig, Harald ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EUROPE;

EID: 0033429664     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00462     Document Type: Article

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