Is the US fiscal deficit sustainable? A fractional integrated approach

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 501-526

  Cunado, J ^a   Gil Alana, L A ^a   Perez de Gracia F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractional integration; Public expenditures; Public revenues

Indexed keywords

EID: 5144219859     PISSN: 01486195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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