Democracy, war, and wealth: Lessons from two centuries of inheritance taxation

American Political Science Review

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-102

  Scheve, Kenneth ^a   Stasavage, David ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857974198     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000517     Document Type: Review

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