Government size, composition, volatility and economic growth

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-532

  Afonso, António ^a,b   Furceri, Davide ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^c OECD   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Fiscal policy; Fiscal volatility; Government size

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049298590     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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