Introducing family tax splitting in Germany: How would it affect the income distribution, work incentives, and household welfare?

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Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-142

  Steiner, Viktor ^a   Wrohlich, Katharina ^a  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Household taxation; Income distribution; Microsimulation; Work incentives

Indexed keywords

EID: 46449122133     PISSN: 00152218     EISSN: 16140974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/001522108X312096     Document Type: Article

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