Mobile capital, domestic institutions, and electorally induced monetary and fiscal policy

American Political Science Review

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 323-346

  Clark, William Roberts ^a   Hallerberg, Mark ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0034336826     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586015     Document Type: Article

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