"Expansionary fiscal contractions": A standard Keynesian explanation

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-358

  Hjelm, Göran ^a  

^a Natl Institute of Economic Research   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fiscal contractions; Fiscal policy; Real exchange rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847720727     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477290208     Document Type: Review

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