Is the taxable income elasticity sufficient to calculate deadweight loss? The implications of evasion and avoidance

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 31-52

  Chetty, Raj ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84995670123     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.1.2.31     Document Type: Article

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