Keynes versus Wagner: Public expenditure and national income for three African countries

Applied Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-550

  Ansari, M I ^a   Gordon, D V ^b   Akuamoah, C ^c  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXPENDITURE-INCOME HYPOTHESIS; INCOME GROWTH; INCOME-EXPENDITURE HYPOTHESIS; NATIONAL INCOME; PUBLIC EXPENDITURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

GHANA; KENYA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031435442     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368497327038     Document Type: Article

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