The dynamic efficiency cost of not taxing housing

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 397-417

  Skinner, Jonathan ^a,b,c  

^a Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency cost saving; Housing; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030095544     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0047-2727(95)01509-4     Document Type: Article

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