Targeting the poor: Taxation of marketed forest products in developing countries

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-224

  Anthon, Signe ^a   Lund, Jens Friis ^b   Helles, Finn ^b  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Forest resources; Household production model; Income equality; Poverty alleviation; Taxation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TAXATION;

FOREST RESOURCES; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION MODEL;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOREST PRODUCT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; TAX SYSTEM;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FOREST PRODUCTS; PRODUCTION; TAXES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 44349142732     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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