The impact of the stability and growth pact on real economic growth: Automatic mechanisms or policy discretion

Review of Economic Conditions in Italy

Volumn , Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-282

  Savona, P Paolo ^a   Viviani, Carlo ^b  

^a Scuola Sup di Pub Amministrazione   (Italy)

^b LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1642358543     PISSN: 00346799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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