State budget deficit dynamics and the California debacle

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-226

  Sheffrin, Steven M ^a,b  

^a Division of Social Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4043166234     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330041371330     Document Type: Review

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