The marginal cost of raising tax revenue and redistributing income

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1246-1273

  Allgood, Sam ^a   Snow, Arthur ^a  

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INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TAX SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 0032415799     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250046     Document Type: Article

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