Redistribution and optimal mixed taxation in the presence of consumption externalities

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2262-2274

  Micheletto, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Additivity property; Externalities; Optimal taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749090846     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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