Exploring the effects of financial and fiscal vulnerabilities on G7 economies: Evidence from SVAR analysis

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 343-367

  Magkonis, Georgios ^a   Tsopanakis, Andreas ^b  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial stress; Fiscal stress; G7 economies; Structural VAR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904555486     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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