Debt ceiling and fiscal sustainability in Brazil: A quantile autoregression approach

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 313-335

  Lima, Luiz Renato ^a   Gaglianone, Wagner Piazza ^a   Sampaio, Raquel M B ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE CAPITOLE   (France)

Author keywords

Debt ceiling; Fiscal policy; Quantile autoregression

Indexed keywords

DEBT; FISCAL POLICY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 42149091581     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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