Exit, voice and income taxes: The loyalty of voters

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 455-478

  Feld, Lars P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Direct democracy; Exit; Referenda; Tax competition; Voice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031231753     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(97)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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