Fiscal policy and MPC heterogeneity

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 107-136

  Jappelli, Tullio ^a   Pistaferri, Luigi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84907955287     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.6.4.107     Document Type: Article

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