Marginal and average tax rates and the incentive for self-employment

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 757-773

  Robson, Martin T ^a   Wren, Colin ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033422059     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061274     Document Type: Article

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