Macro models and poverty analysis: Theoretical tensions and empirical practice

Development Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-283

  Robinson, Sherman ^a   Lofgren, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 18144365833     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2005.00286.x     Document Type: Review

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