Comparative fiscal response effects of debt relief: An application to African hipcs

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 427-442

  Cassimon, Danny ^a   van Campenhout, Bjorn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aid effectiveness; Debt relief; Fiscal response; HIPC

Indexed keywords

DEBT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FISCAL POLICY; INTERNATIONAL AID; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

AFRICA;

EID: 55949089449     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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