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The Short-Run Macroeconomic Effects of Discretionary Fiscal Policy Changes

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Siwinska, J., Bujak, P. (2006). The Short-Run Macroeconomic Effects of Discretionary Fiscal Policy Changes. In: Dabrowski, M., Rostowski, J. (eds) The Eastern Enlargement of the Eurozone. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25766-7_8

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