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Research Article

Do fiscal councils reduce fiscal policy procyclicality?

Christos Chrysanthakopoulosa Department of Economics, University of Patras, Rio-Achaia, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8509-5747
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Athanasios Tagkalakisa Department of Economics, University of Patras, Rio-Achaia, Greece;b Bank of Greece and Hellenic Parliamentary Budget Office, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 232-235 | Published online: 02 Oct 2022

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