A simultaneous equations model of fiscal policy interactions

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-291

  Allers, Maarten A ^a   Elhorst, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; FISCAL POLICY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY ANALYSIS; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 79955026693     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2010.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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