Why do more polarized countries run more procyclical fiscal policy?

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 850-870

  Woo, Jaejoon ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76649114990     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.91.4.850     Document Type: Article

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