Is there a role for an active fiscal stabilization policy?

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 511-547

  Andersen, Torben M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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FISCAL POLICY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 31344479807     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/51.4.511     Document Type: Review

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