The determinants of municipal tax rates in British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 695-714

  Brett, Craig ^a   Pinkse, Joris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0001371137     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00037     Document Type: Article

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