Optimal income transfers

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-325

  Kaplow, Louis ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorical assistance; Income maintenance; Optimal taxation; Transfer programs; Welfare; Work requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947630146     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: 15736970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-006-9004-x     Document Type: Article

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