The role of belief in the case for austerity policies
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Belief; fiscal austerity; science;All these keywords.
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- B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
- E1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
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