Measuring marginal income tax rates for individuals in Canada: Averages and distributions over time

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 959-975

  Davies, James B ^a   Zhang, Junsen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 4243191781     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136223     Document Type: Article

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