Specific and Ad Valorem Taxation in Asymmetric Cournot Oligopolies

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-342

  Denicolò, Vincenzo ^a   Matteuzzi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ad valorem tax; Cournot oligopoly; Specific tax; Welfare dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346686871     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008709914537     Document Type: Article

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