Age-related optimal income taxation

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-71

  Blomquist, Sören ^a   Micheletto, Luca ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age specific taxes; Optimal taxation; Tagging

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME; MODEL; SKILLED LABOR; TAX SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 43449094716     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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