The future of capital income taxation

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-420

  Auerbach, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34547892049     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2006.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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