How and how far to liberalize a developing economy with informal sector and factor market distortions

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-428

  Chaudhuri, Sarbajit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Foreign capital; General equilibrium; Informal sector; Labour market reform; Non traded intermediary; Tariff reform; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; INFORMAL SECTOR; INVESTMENT; LABOR MARKET; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

EID: 15844381855     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963819032000154829     Document Type: Article

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