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EU accession and the hardening of soft budget constraints: some macro evidence

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  • Herbert Brücker & Philipp Schröder, 2007. "EU accession and the hardening of soft budget constraints: some macro evidence," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 235-252, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ecopln:v:40:y:2007:i:3:p:235-252
    DOI: 10.1007/s10644-007-9028-y
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    Keywords

    Soft budget constraint; EU enlargement; F15; D78; G30; P21; P26; P30;

    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • P21 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Systems and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
    • P26 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Systems and Transition Economies - - - Political Economy
    • P30 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - General

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