Dynamics of fiscal financing in the United States

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-321

  Leeper, Eric M ^a,b   Plante, Michael ^c   Traum, Nora ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Debt financing; Fiscal policy

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ESTIMATIONS; BUDGET CONSTRAINT; CAPITAL INCOME; DEBT FINANCING; FISCAL POLICIES; FITTING MODEL; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; GOVERNMENT SPENDING; LABOR TAXES; LONG LASTING; POLICY RULES;

TAXATION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 77950516493     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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