The macroeconomic effects of fiscal rules in the US states

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 101-117

  Fatás, Antonio ^a   Mihov, Ilian ^a  

^a INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Business cycles; Fiscal policy; Fiscal rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544434053     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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