Income taxes, public investment and welfare in a growing economy

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3348-3369

  Marrero, Gustavo A ^a   Novales, Alfonso ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Fiscal constraints; Income taxes; Public capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547670124     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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