Government debt, budget surplus, and popularity of politicians

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-149

  Prskawetz, A ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hopf bifurcation; Optimal fiscal policy; Positive theory

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY;

ACCEPTANCE RATE; FISCAL POLICIES; GOVERNMENT BEHAVIOUR; LOCAL STABILITY; OPTIMAL FISCAL POLICY; OPTIMAL LEVEL; PONTRYAGIN'S MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; POSITIVE THEORY; SAVINGS RATES; TARGET LEVELS;

HOPF BIFURCATION;

EID: 0039413632     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022641015215     Document Type: Article

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