An econometric estimation of the aggregate import demand function for Bangladesh: Some further results

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 575-580

  Islam, Anisul M ^a   Hassan, M Kabir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; IMPORT; PRICE DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3442877601     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350485042000217990     Document Type: Article

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