The savers-spenders theory of fiscal policy

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 120-125

  Mankiw, N Gregory ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039765354     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.2.120     Document Type: Article

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