Does the progressivity of income taxes matter for human capital and growth?

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-118

  Caucutt, Elizabeth M ^a   Ïmrohoroǧ Lu, Selahattin ^b   Kumar, Krishna B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 34548170812     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2006.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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