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    • Ratings agencies and governance. 

      Bagwell, Stephen (2012)
      As recently as last year, the United States was facing a monumental decision in regards to economic policy: should the debt ceiling be raised? The answer itself, while important, was not the motivation behind this research, ...
    • Three Essays on the Political Economy of Development 

      Maldonado-Bird, Beatriz A. (2012)
      In Chapter 1: Research has shown that government spending can affect GDP growth rates, yet there is no comprehensive study that looks at how a country's choice of political institutions affects government spending. Using ...