Who benefits from the reform of pension taxation in Germany?

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-101

  Fehr, Hans ^a   Jess, Heinrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund ^*  (Germany)

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EID: 33947277377     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2007.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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