Progressive taxes and the labour market: Is the trade-off between equality and efficiency inevitable?

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-110

  Røed, Knut ^a   Strøm, Steinar ^a  

^a RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dead weight loss; Redistribution; Tax progressivity

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; TAX SYSTEM; WAGE;

EID: 0036173537     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6419.00160     Document Type: Article

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