The elasticity of taxable income during the 1990s: New estimates and sensitivity analyses

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 406-433

  Giertz, Seth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 78149348753     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/sej.2010.77.2.406     Document Type: Article

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