Personal income taxation and the principle of equal sacrifice revisited

International Economic Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 925-948

  Mitra, Tapan ^a   Ok, Efe A ^a  

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EID: 0347767862     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2527317     Document Type: Article

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