Evaluating transfer programmes within a general equilibrium framework

Economic Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 498, 2004, Pages 778-799

  Coady, David P ^a   Harris, Rebecca L ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTION; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 6344223416     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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