On optimal non-linear taxation and public good provision in an overlapping generations economy

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 485-501

  Pirttilä, Jukka ^a   Tuomala, Matti ^b  

^a BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capital income taxation; H21; H41; Non linear income taxation; Overlapping generations models; Public good provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011095605     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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