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Friday, February 26th, 2016
Political Constraints and Discretionary Fiscal Policy during the Recent Economic Crisis
Political institutions have been found to be the source of many policy differences between countries. Elaborating on earlier work in this tradition, this article will suggest an association between institutional veto power creating political constraints, and the discretionary fiscal policy reaction of governments during the economic crisis of 2008. It...
