Econometric estimation of foresight: Tax policy and investment in the United States

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-40

  Steigerwald, Douglas G ^a   Stuart, Charles ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESIGHT MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; TAX POLICY; TAX REFORM;

EID: 0030858542     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465397750160176     Document Type: Article

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