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Limits on government spending: evidence of manipulation from Brazilian municipalities

Bernardo P. Schettinia Institute for Applied Economic Research, Brasília, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rafael Terrab Department of Economics, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Pages 1200-1205 | Published online: 18 Oct 2019

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