Do Expiring Budgets Lead to Wasteful Year-End Spending? Evidence from Federal Procurement
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- H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
- H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
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