Tax policy reform: The role of empirical evidence

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-77

  Blundell, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84856185895     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01054.x     Document Type: Article

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