Mafia and public spending: Evidence on the fiscal multiplier from a quasi-experiment

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2185-2209

  Acconcia, Antonio ^a   Corsetti, Giancarlo ^b   Simonelli, Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84904409240     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.7.2185     Document Type: Article

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