An evaluation of the stabilization properties of equalization in Canada

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-110

  Boadway, Robin ^a   Hayashi, Masayoshi ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEIJI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FISCAL POLICY; TAX SYSTEM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442555861     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552582     Document Type: Article

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