Threshold effects in the U.S. budget deficit

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-222

  Arestis, Philip ^a   Cipollini, Andrea ^b   Fattouh, Bassam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2442563567     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbh055     Document Type: Article

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