Fluctuating macro policies and the fiscal theory

NBER Macroeconomics Annual

Volumn 21, Issue , 2006, Pages 247-298

  Davig, Troy ^a   Leeper, Eric M ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250878944     PISSN: 08893365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/ma.21.25554956     Document Type: Article

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