A tale of two models: Comparing structuralist and neoclassical computable general equilibrium models for South Africa

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-171

  Gibson, Bill ^a   Van Seventer, Dirk Ernst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; SAVINGS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034035688     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170050024723     Document Type: Article

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