Sovereign default risk premia, fiscal limits, and fiscal policy

European Economic Review

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 389-410

  Bi, Huixin ^a  

^a BANK OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiscal limit; Laffer curve; Sovereign default risk premia

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FISCAL POLICY; FISCAL REFORM; GOVERNMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOVEREIGNTY;

EID: 84858290287     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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