Activist macroeconomic policy, election effects and the formation of expectations: Evidence from OECD economies

Economics and Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-154

  Kiefer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0039621505     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0343.00072     Document Type: Article

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