Welfare effects of distortionary fringe benefits taxation: The case of employer-provided cars

International Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1105-1122

  Gutiérrez i Puigarnau, Eva ^a,b   van Ommeren, Jos N ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80055087073     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2011.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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