The income splitting method: Is it good for both marriage partners?

German Economic Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-216

  Wrede, Matthias ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Household production; Income splitting method; Income taxation; Private provision of public goods

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT; MARRIAGE; TAX SYSTEM; TIME ALLOCATION;

EID: 0038353832     PISSN: 14656485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0475.00079     Document Type: Article

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