The marginal cost of public funds and tax reform in Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-72

  Auriol, Emmanuelle ^a   Warlters, Michael ^b  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b New South Wales Treasury ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Marginal cost of public fund; Tax reform

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; TAX REFORM; TRANSACTION COST;

AFRICA;

EID: 80054706702     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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