Taxation and Economic Growth

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-168

  Myles, Gareth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007660758     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2000.tb00583.x     Document Type: Article

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