The impact of employment tax cuts on unemployment and wages; the role of unemployment benefits and tax structure

European Economic Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 155-183

  Pissarides, Christopher A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment tax; Progressive tax; Unemployment; Wages

Indexed keywords

LABOUR MARKET; MODELLING APPROACH; TAX CUT; TAXATION POLICY; UNEMPLOYMENT IMPACT; WAGE IMPACT;

EID: 0031981209     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(97)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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