Fiscal policy effectiveness in Japan

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 536-558

  Kuttner, Kenneth N ^a   Posen, Adam S ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS   (United States)

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EID: 0036954055     PISSN: 08891583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jjie.2002.0512     Document Type: Article

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