The effect of property tax limitation measures on local government fiscal behavior

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 469-487

  Dye, Richard F ^a   McGuire, Therese J ^b  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Property tax limitation measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031521379     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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