Testing for government intertemporal solvency: A smooth transition error correction model approach

Manchester School

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 643-655

  Cipollini, Andrea ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039561411     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00275     Document Type: Article

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