Tax burden distribution and GDP growth: Non-linear causality considerations in the USA

International Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 186-194

  Karagianni, Stella ^a   Pempetzoglou, Maria ^b   Saraidaris, Anastasios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

GDP growth; Non linear causality; Tax burden ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959949931     PISSN: 10590560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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