The Laffer curve revisited

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-327

  Trabandt, Mathias ^a,b   Uhlig, Harald ^c,d,e,f,g  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^b SVERIGES RIKSBANK   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d CentER ^*  (Netherlands)

^e DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053385975     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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