Analysing tax-benefit reforms using non-parametric methods

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 499-522

  Fiorio, Carlo V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kernel density on bounded support; Losers and gainers; Non parametric regression; Tax reform; Tax benefit microsimulation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349110508     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2008.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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