An empirical investigation into the budget deficit-inflation nexus in South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-154

  Anoruo, Emmanuel C ^a  

^a Department of Management Sci/Econ ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; DEBT; INFLATION; NATIONAL ECONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0142126261     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2003.tb01309.x     Document Type: Article

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