Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 217

Full Length Research Paper

Economy-wide impact of tax reform in Ethiopia: A recursive dynamic general equilibrium model

Takele Abdisa Nikus
  • Takele Abdisa Nikus
  • Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Policy Studies Institute, Agricultural Modernization and Rural Development Research Center (ADR-PRC), Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 19 November 2020
  •  Accepted: 17 December 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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