Interactions of commitment and discretion in monetary and fiscal policies

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1522-1542

  Dixit, Avinash ^a   Lambertini, Luisa ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 2942708026     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803322655428     Document Type: Review

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