The theory of optimal taxation: What is the policy relevance?

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-406

  Sørensen, Peter Birch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Optimal taxation; Tax neutrality; Uniform taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547237867     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: 15736970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-007-9024-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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