The econometric critique of computable general equilibrium modeling: The role of functional forms

Economic Modelling

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 543-573

  McKitrick, Ross R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

C51; Comparative modeling; Computable general equilibrium; D58; Econometric modeling; Flexible functional forms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001422793     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0264-9993(98)00028-5     Document Type: Article

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