Foreign aid and economic growth: The role of flexible labor supply

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 507-533

  Chatterjee, Santanu ^a   Turnovsky, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Endogenous labor; Foreign aid; International transfers; Public investment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FISCAL REFORM; INTERNATIONAL AID; LABOR SUPPLY; MACROECONOMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 34248210057     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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