Optimal taxation and social insurance with endogenous private insurance

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-114

  Chetty, Raj ^a,b   Saez, Emmanuel ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956603065     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.2.85     Document Type: Article

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