Rational expectations and tax policy: Experimental market evidence

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-455

  Swenson, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental markets; Rational expectations; Tax policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031101274     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(96)00030-3     Document Type: Article

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