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To Spend the US Government Surplus or to Increase the Deficit? A Numerical Analysis of the Policy Options

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  • Stephen Turnovsky & Santanu Chatterjee, 2002. "To Spend the US Government Surplus or to Increase the Deficit? A Numerical Analysis of the Policy Options," Working Papers UWEC-2002-19-P, University of Washington, Department of Economics.
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