The optimal taxation of height: A case study of utilitarian income redistribution

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-176

  Mankiw, N Gregory ^a   Weinzierl, Matthew ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 85017130706     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.1.155     Document Type: Article

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