Is a flat tax reform feasible in a grown-up democracy of Western Europe? A simulation study for Germany

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 620-636

  Fuest, Clemens ^a   Peichl, Andreas ^a   Schaefer, Thilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution; Efficiency; Equity; Flat Tax reform; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249145127     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: 15736970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-008-9071-2     Document Type: Article

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