Earned income tax credits and labor supply: New evidence from a british natural experiment

National Tax Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-224

  Leigh, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 34547778423     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2007.2.03     Document Type: Conference Paper

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