The role of misconceptions in support for regressive tax reform

National Tax Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-75

  Slemrod, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33745132696     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2006.1.03     Document Type: Article

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