Optimal Redistribution with Unobservable Preferences for an Observable Merit Good

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 479-501

  Del Mar Racionero, María ^a  

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Author keywords

Merit goods; Non linear tax schedule

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346056090     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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