Export taxes and sectoral economic growth: Evidence from cotton and yarn markets in Pakistan

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-276

  Hudson, Darren ^a   Ethridge, Don ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Export taxes; Pakistan; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COTTON; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT; TAX SYSTEM; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0032971652     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(99)00005-5     Document Type: Article

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