The excess burden of government indecision

Tax Policy and the Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 125-164

  Gomes, Francisco J ^a   Kotlikoff, Laurence J ^b   Viceira, Luis M ^c  

^a CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864301523     PISSN: 08928649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1086/665505     Document Type: Article

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