How large is the government spending multiplier? Evidence from World Bank lending

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 829-887

  Kraay, Aart ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; LENDING BEHAVIOR; WORLD BANK;

EID: 84860484235     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjs008     Document Type: Article

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