Ten commandments for a fiscal rule in the E(M)U

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-99

  Buiter, Willem H ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; FISCAL POLICY; INVESTMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0037629009     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/19.1.84     Document Type: Article

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