Sinking funds as credible commitments: Two centuries of US national-debt experience

Japan and the World Economy - Tập 11 - Trang 199-222 - 1999
Richard Sylla1, Jack W. Wilson2
1Department of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, 44 W. 4th St., New York, NY 10012, USA
2Department of Business Management, College of Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27699-7229, USA

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