Improving fiscal policy in the EU: The case for independent forecasts

Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 491-534

  Jonung, Lars ^a   Larch, Martin ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUDGET DEFICIT; FISCAL POLICY; FORECASTING METHOD; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33745961312     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0327.2006.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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