Primary surplus behavior and risks to fiscal sustainability in emerging market countries: A "fan-chart" approach

IMF Staff Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 401-425

  Celasun, Oya ^a   Debrun, Xavier ^a   Ostry, Jonathan D ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b IMF

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EID: 34247184117     PISSN: 10207635     EISSN: 15645150     Source Type: Book Series    
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