Welfare and optimum dynamic taxation of consumption and income

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-39

  Coleman II, Wilbur John ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption taxes; Dynamic taxation; E61; E62; H21; Optimal taxation; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013467849     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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