Inequality in Indonesia: What can we learn from top incomes?

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 209-212

  Leigh, Andrew ^a   van der Eng, Pierre ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Inequality; Personal income taxation; Top incomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749186239     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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