Tax incentives and fertility in Canada: Quantum vs tempo effects

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 371-400

  Parent, Daniel ^a   Wang, Ling ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TAX INCENTIVE; TRACKING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 34249085575     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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