Deficit estimation and welfare effects after the 1994 fiscal reform in China: Evidence from the county level

China and World Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 22-39

  Zhang, Pengfei ^a   Shih, Victor ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiscal centralization; Fiscal expense; Tax reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349160694     PISSN: 16712234     EISSN: 1749124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-124X.2008.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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