Taxation and economic growth

National Tax Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 617-642

  Engen, Eric ^a   Skinner, Jonathan ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0007023381     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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