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1. Introduction -- 2. Problems Of Measuring Ex-ante Real Interest Rates -- 3. Estimates And Behaviour Of Ex-ante Real Interest Rates -- 4. Interest Rates, Inflation And Taxes -- 5. On The Exogeneity Of The Real Interest Rate -- 6. Budget Deficits And Interest Rates: Theory -- 7. Budget Deficits And Interest Rates: The Evidence -- 8. Some Lessons. Kanhaya L. Gupta And Bakhtiar Moazzami. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 250-256) And Index.