Home-owner residential property taxes and their burden on net personal wealth: An empirical study for Australia

Urban Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 239-254

  Wood, Gavin A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; INCOME; TAX SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033052092     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098993583     Document Type: Article

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