Estate taxes, life insurance, and small business

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-63

  Holtz Eakin, Douglas ^a   Phillips, John W R ^a   Rosen, Harvey S ^a  

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EID: 0035586677     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465301750160036     Document Type: Article

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