Fiscal policy with heterogeneous agents and incomplete markets

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-188

  Heathcote, Jonathan ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FISCAL POLICY; INVESTMENT; MODEL; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 13244253751     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0034-6527.00328     Document Type: Article

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