Fiscal policy events and interest rate swap spreads: Evidence from the EU

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-276

  Afonso, António ^a,b   Strauch, Rolf ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fiscal policy events; Interest rate swap spreads; Stability and Growth Pact

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248634593     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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