Understanding the aggregate effects of anticipated and unanticipated tax policy shocks

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-54

  Mertens, Karel ^a   Ravn, Morten O ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticipation effects; Fiscal policy; Structural estimation; Tax shocks

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650623416     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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