On the optimal progressivity of the income tax code

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1425-1450

  Conesa, Juan Carlos ^a   Krueger, Dirk ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flat taxes; Optimal taxation; Progressive taxation; Social insurance; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748933217     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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