Interest rates and fiscal sustainability

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1003-1042

  Fullwiler, Scott T ^a  

^a WARTBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 38049103413     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2007.11507085     Document Type: Review

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