Measuring the impact of fiscal policy in the face of anticipation: A structural VAR approach

Economic Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 544, 2010, Pages 393-413

  Mertens, Karel ^a   Ravn, Morten O ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FISCAL POLICY; WAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953748722     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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