The effects of fiscal policy on consumption in recessions and expansions

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1486-1508

  Tagkalakis, Athanasios ^a  

^a Ministry of Economy and Finance   (Greece)

Author keywords

Consumption; Fiscal policy; Liquidity constraints; Recessions

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849104965     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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