Differentiated payroll taxes, unemployment, and welfare

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 255-271

  Kolm, Ann Sofie ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

E24; H21; Imperfect competition; Industry specific taxation; J51; Optimal taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000155842     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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