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Fiscal sustainability and fiscal policy targets

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  • Torbe M. Andersen

    (Department of Economics and Business, Aarhus University, Denmark)

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Fiscal sustainability and fiscal policy targets

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  • Torbe M. Andersen, 2012. "Fiscal sustainability and fiscal policy targets," Economics Working Papers 2012-15, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.
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    Keywords

    Fiscal sustainability; Intergeneration distribution; risk sharing; intermediate fiscal targets;
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    JEL classification:

    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

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