The Closed Economy: Absence of a Deficit Target. -- Monetary Policy -- Fiscal Policy -- Monetary and Fiscal Interaction -- Monetary and Fiscal Cooperation -- The Closed Economy: Presence of a Deficit Target -- Fiscal Policy -- Monetary and Fiscal Interaction -- Monetary and Fiscal Cooperation --...

Introduction -- A Brief Survey of the Literature -- The Closed Economy: The Solow Model -- Overlapping Generations -- Infinite Horizon -- The Small Open Economy: The Solow Model -- Overlapping Generations -- Two Countries: The Solow Model -- Synopsis -- Conclusion -- Result

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