The surprising power of age-dependent taxes

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1490-1518

  Weinzierl, Matthew ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age dependence; Dynamic optimal taxation; Tagging

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EQUITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PANEL DATA; TAX SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855163364     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdr001     Document Type: Article

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