Fiscal space and sovereign risk pricing in a currency union

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue , 2013, Pages 131-163

  Ghosh, Atish R ^a   Ostry, Jonathan D ^a   Qureshi, Mahvash S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Eurozone; Fiscal space; Sovereign risk pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875234154     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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