The behavioral response of wealth accumulation to estate taxation: Time series evidence

National Tax Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-268

  Joulfalan, David ^a  

^a Office of Tax Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 33748800258     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2006.2.04     Document Type: Article

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