Fiscal rules, inertia and discretionary fiscal policy

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1135-1146

  Larch, Martin ^a   Salto, Matteo ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FISCAL POLICY;

EID: 21344442829     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500109589     Document Type: Article

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