Sustainability of Latin American fiscal deficits : a panel data approach

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
679
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C22, C23, H62
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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