Joint trade liberalization and tax reform in a small open economy: The case of Egypt

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 365-392

  Konan, Denise Eby ^a   Maskus, Keith E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Egypt; Tax reform; Trade liberalization; Welfare gain

Indexed keywords

LIBERALIZATION; TAX REFORM; TRADE REFORM;

EGYPT;

EID: 0034010084     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(00)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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