Fiscal policy and uncertainty

International Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 229-249

  Auerbach, Alan J ^a   Hassett, Kevin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; FISCAL POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 0036626406     PISSN: 13670271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2362.00096     Document Type: Article

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