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The 90% public debt threshold: the rise and fall of a stylized fact

Balázs ÉgertEconomics Department; OECD, Paris, France;EconomiX, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense, Nanterre, France;IPAG, Paris, France;CESifo, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 3756-3770 | Published online: 07 Apr 2015

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