De-linking the relationship between trade liberalization and reduced domestic fiscal budgets: The experience of the Israeli economy: 1984-2005

Global Economy Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Pelzman, Joseph ^a,b   Shoham, Amir ^c,d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c College of Management Rishon L'Tzion ^*  (Israel)

^d SAPIR ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fiscal policy; International trade; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748995947     PISSN: 15245861     EISSN: 15245861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1524-5861.1215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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