Sustainability of Latin American fiscal deficits : a panel data approach

Jacobo Campo Robledo; Luis Fernando Melo-Velandia

Borradores de Economia

Number:

679

Published:

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Classification JEL:

C22, C23, H62

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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