Do the personal characteristics of finance ministers affect changes in public debt?
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Public finance; Public debt; Finance minister; Personal characteristics; D78; H30; H62;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
- H30 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - General
- H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
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