Does tax smoothing differ by the level of government? Time series evidence from Canada and the United States

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 305-326

  Strazicich, Mark C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031515419     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-0704(97)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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