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Understanding the Argentine Peso’s Devaluation in 2014 —Analysis on Argentina’s Fiscal Sustainability from 1993 to 2013

By Feng Pan This research analyzes the fiscal sustainability of Argentina from 1993 to 2013. Specifically, it explains the peso devaluation in early 2014 and suggests that it is primarily due to the fundamental problems in Argentina’s economy. This paper highlights Argentina’s inability to enhance its fiscal conditions and suggests possible future economic developments in […]

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The Economic Effects of Military and Non-Military Government Spending

By Patrick Royal There has been substantial investigation into the influence of government spending in general on economic growth, unemployment, and inequality, but relatively little investigation into the relative effects of different types of spending.  This thesis attempts to separate the influence of military and non-military government spending on the economy.  As with many such […]

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Fiscal Multicointegration and Sustainability in OECD Economics

By Rajlakshmi De Policies surrounding government expenditures and revenues are often concerned with the size of the national public debt and whether it is sustainable or unsustainable by employing the multi-cointegration framework and assertion corresponding criteria for sustainability. Denmark, Norway, Finland, Canada, Sweden, Portugal, and Austria are found to exhibit sustainable fiscal policies during the […]

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Federal Outlays: The Effect of the President and Electoral Politics

By Michael Ge The effect of congressional electoral politics on pork barrel spending is a well -studied phenomenon. Likewise, presidential politics are receiving increased scrutiny. This paper aims to expand the literature relating presidential electoral politics and the geographic distribution of federal funds on a county level. It asks whether there is increased spending in […]

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