Uncovering the Portfolio Balance Channel with the use of Sovereign Credit Ratings

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
941
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C58, E44, G11, G14
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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