Flat tax reform: A quantitative exploration

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 1425-1458

  Ventura, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution; Flat tax

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033193841     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(98)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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