Global effects of fiscal stimulus during the crisis

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 506-526

  Freedman, Charles ^a   Kumhof, Michael ^b   Laxton, Douglas ^b   Muir, Dirk ^b   Mursula, Susanna ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowding out; Financial crisis; Fiscal stimulus; Government debt; Government deficits; Macro financial linkages; Non Ricardian households

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955052748     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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