The welfare effects of balance of payments reform: A macro-micro simulation of the cost of rent-seeking

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 101-128

  King, Damien ^a   Handa, Sudhanshu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RENT SEEKING; WELFARE IMPACT;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0037308038     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380412331322841     Document Type: Article

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