The impact of late budgets on state government borrowing costs

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The impact of late budgets on state government borrowing costs. / Andersen, Asger Lau; Lassen, David Dreyer; Nielsen, Lasse Holbøll Westh.

In: Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 109, 01.01.2014, p. 27-35.

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Andersen, AL, Lassen, DD & Nielsen, LHW 2014, 'The impact of late budgets on state government borrowing costs', Journal of Public Economics, vol. 109, pp. 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.10.004

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Andersen, A. L., Lassen, D. D., & Nielsen, L. H. W. (2014). The impact of late budgets on state government borrowing costs. Journal of Public Economics, 109, 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.10.004

Vancouver

Andersen AL, Lassen DD, Nielsen LHW. The impact of late budgets on state government borrowing costs. Journal of Public Economics. 2014 Jan 1;109:27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.10.004

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Andersen, Asger Lau ; Lassen, David Dreyer ; Nielsen, Lasse Holbøll Westh. / The impact of late budgets on state government borrowing costs. In: Journal of Public Economics. 2014 ; Vol. 109. pp. 27-35.

Bibtex

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