IS TIGHTER FISCAL POLICY EXPANSIONARY UNDER FISCAL DOMINANCE?: HYPERCROWDING OUT IN LATIN AMERICA
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عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Economic Policy
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1074-3529,1465-7287
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00062.x