Marginal tax reform, externalities and income distribution

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 343-363

  Mayeres, Inge ^a   Proost, Stef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Double dividend; Equity; Externalities; H2; H23; H41; Marginal tax reform; Public goods; R41

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000631695     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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