Taxing the working poor: The political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages

Taxing the Working Poor: The Political Origins and Economic Consequences of Taxing Low Wages

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  Kemmerling, Achim ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

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