On the (Ir)relevance of distribution and labor supply distortion to government policy

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 159-175

  Kaplow, Louis ^a,b  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 12844262904     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330042632726     Document Type: Article

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