Tax incidence in Madagascar: An analysis using household data

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 303-331

  Younger, Stephen D ^a   Sahn, David E ^a   Haggblade, Steven ^a   Dorosh, Paul A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; REFORM PROCESS; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0032744133     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/13.2.303     Document Type: Article

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