Status-seeking, income taxation and efficiency

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-113

  Ireland, Norman J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

H2; Income tax; Signalling; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002824004     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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