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The Economic Consequences of Disappearing Government Debt

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  • Vincent Reinhart

    (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)

  • Brian Sack

    (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)

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  • Vincent Reinhart & Brian Sack, 2000. "The Economic Consequences of Disappearing Government Debt," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 31(2), pages 163-220.
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