Is the composition of public converging in EMU

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-484

  Ferreiro, Jesus ^a   Garcia Del Valle, M Teresa ^a   Gomez, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

European Monetary Union; Productive public expenditures; Public expenditures; Quality of public finances

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651024505     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477310305     Document Type: Article

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