Public investment in Europe: Evolution and determinants in perspective

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-471

  Mehrotra, Aaron ^a   Välilä, Timo ^b  

^a BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Economic and Financial Studies Division   (Luxembourg)

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EID: 37849188747     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2006.00042.x     Document Type: Article

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