Government spending multipliers in developing countries: Evidence from lending by official creditors

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 170-208

  Kraay, Aart ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84907948008     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.6.4.170     Document Type: Article

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