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Demand for Government Spending: Do Our Beliefs About Public Debt Matter? Cover

Demand for Government Spending: Do Our Beliefs About Public Debt Matter?

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|May 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 20
Published on: May 8, 2023
Published by: Babeș-Bolyai University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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