Endogenous Fertility and the Design of Family Taxation

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-193

  Balestrino, Alessandro ^b   Cigno, Alessandro ^a   Pettini, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child benefits; Comparative advantage; Endogenous fertility; Optimal direct and indirect taxation; Self selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042748110     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014651504473     Document Type: Article

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