The Distributional Effects of Tax-benefit Policies under New Labour: A Decomposition Approach

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 856-874

  Bargain, Olivier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 84868196832     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2011.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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