The consequences of labour mobility for redistribution: Tax vs. transfer competition

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-234

  Hindriks, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

H23; H70; Mobility; Redistribution; Tax competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001022463     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00026-2     Document Type: Article

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