Political uncertainty, public expenditure and growth

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 153-179

  Darby, Julia ^a   Li, Chol Won ^a   Muscatelli, V Anton ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Policy myopia; Political uncertainty; Public investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142290948     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2003.01.001     Document Type: Article

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