Risky local tax bases: Risk-pooling vs. rent-capture

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 229-247

  Wildasin, David E ^a   Wilson, John Douglas ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital taxation; H71; Land taxation; Local government; Property taxation; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003205452     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(98)00028-0     Document Type: Article

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