Diagnosis murder: The death of state death taxes

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 537-559

  Conway, Karen Smith ^a   Rork, Jonathan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 8344245336     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbh080     Document Type: Article

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