Sinking funds as credible commitments: Two centuries of US national-debt experience

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-222

  Sylla, Richard ^a   Wilson, Jack W ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credible commitments; E61; H63; N21; N22; Public debts; Sinking funds; Time consistent policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347775912     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-1425(99)00011-0     Document Type: Article

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