Expansionary fiscal contraction: A theoretical exploration

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-23

  Barry, Frank ^a   Devereux, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expansionary fiscal contraction; Fiscal policy; Government spending multiplier; Overlapping generations model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346903227     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(03)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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