A dynamic theory of public spending, taxation, and debt

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 201-236

  Battaglini, Marco ^a   Coate, Stephen ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 41849132498     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.1.201     Document Type: Article

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