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SYMPOSIUM: POLICY DILEMMAS AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS

Fiscal imbalances and output crises in Europe: will the fiscal compact help or hinder?

Graham Bird Claremont McKenna College, Claremont Graduate University, California, USA; University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alex Mandilaras University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK
Pages 1-16 | Published online: 30 Jan 2013

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