Frames of reference, the environment, and efficient taxation

Economics of Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-31

  Wendner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Efficient taxation; Environment; Habits; Overlapping generations; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944519980     PISSN: 14356104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10101-004-0086-6     Document Type: Review

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