Should Fiscal Authorities Co-operate in a Monetary Union with Public Deficit Targets?
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عنوان ژورنال: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0021-9886,1468-5965
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9886.2005.00568.x