Optimal non-linear income taxation for reduction of envy

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 363-386

  Nishimura, Yukihiro ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Envy; Income taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037290192     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00130-X     Document Type: Article

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