A voluntary brain-drain tax

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2385-2391

  Wilson, John Douglas ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain drain tax; Emigration; H21; H24; H26; H87; Optimal taxation; Skilled migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149092766     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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