A meta-analysis of general and partial equilibrium simulations of trade liberalisation under the Doha Development Agenda

World Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 804-840

  Hess, Sebastian ^a   Von Cramon Taubadel, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; MODELING; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WELFARE IMPACT; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 44349090423     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2008.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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