What makes fiscal consolidations last? A survival analysis of budget cuts in Europe (1960-2004)

Public Choice

Volumn 134, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 147-161

  Illera, Reyes Maroto ^a,b   Mulas Granados, Carlos ^c  

^a Analistas Financieros Internacionales (AFI)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Duration analysis; Fiscal adjustment; Fiscal consolidation; Public finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749125186     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-007-9211-8     Document Type: Article

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