Macroeconomic effects from Government purchases and Taxes

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-102

  Barro, Robert J ^a   Redlick, Charles J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE SPENDING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MACROECONOMICS; STATE ROLE; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 79955422138     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjq002     Document Type: Article

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