Excise taxes, consumer demand, over-shifting, and tax revenue

Public Budgeting and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 111-125

  Dutkowsky, Donald H ^a   Sullivan, Ryan S ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84906703650     PISSN: 02751100     EISSN: 15405850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbaf.12044     Document Type: Article

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