FIXED COSTS, THE BALANCED BUDGET MULTIPLIER AND WELFARE
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Economic Review
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1352-4739,1468-5876
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5876.2008.00459.x