The comparative efficiency of ad valorem and specific taxes under monopoly and monopsony

Economics Letters

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-238

  Hamilton, Stephen F ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad valorem tax; H22; L12; Monopoly; Monopsony; Specific tax; Tax efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033438363     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1765(99)00018-x     Document Type: Article

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