This dissertation addresses three significant questions in public finance. The first chapter proposes a measure of the size of the intertemporal budget deficit which is called the intertemporal budget gap (GAP). The GAP can be used to correct for the deficiencies of annual budge…
"124" Result
Sort By:
This dissertation presents evidence on whether, and by what degree, government budget deficits raise interest rates in Turkey, where unprecedented increases in budget deficits have prevailed since the late 1980s. The increasing size of budget deficits and the financing of these …
An interesting historical study of how the ideals and disenchantment of contemporary Costa Rica were shaped during the 1940s and 1950s. Includes democracy and elitism, participation and public apathy, and the ideal of a strong "non-political" leader.