The effectiveness of institutional borrowing restrictions: Empirical evidence from Spanish municipalities

Public Choice

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 293-313

  Cabasés, Fermín ^a   Pascual, Pedro ^a   Vallés, Jaime ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Debt service; Institutional restrictions; Municipal indebtedness; Net savings

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250888032     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-9116-y     Document Type: Article

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