The response of household consumption to income tax refunds

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 947-958

  Souleles, Nicholas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000660646     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.4.947     Document Type: Article

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