The influence of computable general equilibrium models on policy

Frontiers in Applied General Equilibrium Modeling: In Honor of Herbert Scarf

Volumn 9780521825252, Issue , 2005, Pages 429-436

  Devarajan, Shantayanan ^a   Robinson, Sherman ^b  

^a World Bank's South Asia Region   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PUBLIC POLICY;

COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS; POLICY DEBATES; POLICY PACKAGES; STRUCTURAL RIGIDITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 84926121572     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511614330.016     Document Type: Chapter

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