Government expenditures in the european union: do they converge or follow Wagner's law?

International Economic Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 33-47

  Afxentiou, Panos C ^a   Serletis, Apostolos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 85070132805     PISSN: 10168737     EISSN: 1743517X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10168739600000003     Document Type: Article

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