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The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks (2006)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2006). The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks. Review of International Economics, 14(3), 348-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9396.2006.00594.x

If two disjoint country service networks involving a small and large country are connected as part of international liberalization in the presence of network externalities, the per capita gain for the small country from access to a large network will... Read More about The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks.

Multi-sectoral multi-household general equilibrium tax model: An application (2004)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K. R. (2004). Multi-sectoral multi-household general equilibrium tax model: An application. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2(3), 216-241

We present a general equilibrium tax model with four production sectors and three households with a government that collects taxes on capital income, household income and commodities and redistributes income by transferring tax revenue to households.... Read More about Multi-sectoral multi-household general equilibrium tax model: An application.

Discreteness and the welfare cost of labor supply tax distortions (2003)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2003). Discreteness and the welfare cost of labor supply tax distortions. International Economic Review, 44(3), 1117-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00103

We compare the welfare costs of tax distortions of labor supply in one- and two-member household discrete and continuous choice labor supply (leisure consumption) models calibrated to the same aggregate uncompensated labor supply elasticities. In the... Read More about Discreteness and the welfare cost of labor supply tax distortions.

Discreteness and the Welfare Cost of Labour Supply Tax Distortions (2002)
Preprint / Working Paper
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. Discreteness and the Welfare Cost of Labour Supply Tax Distortions

We compare the welfare costs of tax distortions of labour supply in one and two member household discrete and continuous labour supply (leisure consumption) choice models calibrated to the same aggregate uncompensated labour supply elasticities. In t... Read More about Discreteness and the Welfare Cost of Labour Supply Tax Distortions.

Welfare Gains to UK from a Global Free Trade (2001)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K. (2001). Welfare Gains to UK from a Global Free Trade. European Research Studies Journal, 4(3-4), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/65

This paper reports on a 11 region 15 sector global trade model which includes the UK as one of the regions. Model results show that a global elimination of tariffs, export taxes and subsidies raises the volume of global trade. Gains from the global f... Read More about Welfare Gains to UK from a Global Free Trade.

GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING OF UK TAX POLICY (2000)
Book Chapter
Bhattarai, K. (2000). GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING OF UK TAX POLICY. In S. Holly, & M. Weale (Eds.), Econometric Modelling: Techniques and Applications (69-93). Cambridge University Press

This paper discusses applied general equilibrium tax modelling, and initial applications to UK policy issues under an ESRC supported research project on General Equilibrium Modelling of UK Policy Issues. Future activity on the project will reflect th... Read More about GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELLING OF UK TAX POLICY.

The role of labour demand elasticities in tax incidence analysis with heterogeneous labour (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. The role of labour demand elasticities in tax incidence analysis with heterogeneous labour

Whether labour bears full burden of household level income and consumption taxes ultimately depends on the degree of substitutability among different types of labour in production. We find more variation in incidence patterns across households with l... Read More about The role of labour demand elasticities in tax incidence analysis with heterogeneous labour.

On some properties of a trade closure widely used in numerical modelling (1999)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., Ghosh, M., & Whalley, J. (1999). On some properties of a trade closure widely used in numerical modelling. Economics letters, 62(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-1765%2898%2900187-6

Armington trade models with price taking behaviour and CET and CES functions may have perverse offer curves and Nash equilibria in tariff games may not exist in the two-country case.

The Redistributive Effects of Transfers (1997)
Preprint / Working Paper
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. The Redistributive Effects of Transfers

Existing literature assessing the impacts of transfers on low income households assumes that transfer program participants benefit by the full amount of cash transfers received. We argue that because tax-back arrangements accompany such transfer prog... Read More about The Redistributive Effects of Transfers.

Macroeconomic policy coordination in the global economy : VAR and BVAR-DSGE analyses
Digital Artefact
Bhattarai, K., & Mallick, S. Macroeconomic policy coordination in the global economy : VAR and BVAR-DSGE analyses

Impulse response and variance decomposition estimations are similar in traditional VAR (1) and BVAR-DSGE models but the later model can provide theoretical and structural reasons behind those estimations. In the context of growth competition and spil... Read More about Macroeconomic policy coordination in the global economy : VAR and BVAR-DSGE analyses.