The evolution of income concentration in Japan, 1886-2005: Evidence from income tax statistics

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 713-734

  Moriguchi, Chiaki ^a   Saez, Emmanuel ^a  

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EID: 55549137068     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.90.4.713     Document Type: Article

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