A decade of tax and benefit reforms in Sweden: Effects on labour supply, welfare and inequality

Economica

Volumn 65, Issue 257, 1998, Pages 39-67

  Aronsson, Thomas ^a   Palme, Mårten ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME INEQUALITY; LABOUR SUPPLY; WELFARE REFORM;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0031746804     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00113     Document Type: Article

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