Fiscal policy, expenditure composition, and growth in low-income countries

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 441-463

  Gupta, Sanjeev ^a   Clemennts, Benedict ^a   Baldacci, Emmanuel ^a   Mulas Granados, Carlos ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Fiscal policy; Public expenditure composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844363457     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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