Cut-offs, knock-ons and welfare payment taper changes: An evaluation of the July 2000 tax and welfare changes for lone mothers

Economic Record

Volumn 84, Issue 266, 2008, Pages 291-309

  Gregory, Robert G ^a   Klug, Eva ^a   Thapa, Prem J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TAX REFORM; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 64549134713     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: 14754932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2008.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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