Tax distortions in Sweden and the United States

European Economic Review

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 711-729

  Jonsson, Magnus ^a   Klein, Paul ^b  

^a Research Department   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Stochastic distortionary taxation; Welfare costs

Indexed keywords

INFLATION; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE IMPACT;

SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042769208     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(02)00288-X     Document Type: Article

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