Are tax incentives for charitable giving efficient? Evidence from France

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-141

  Fack, Gabrielle ^a   Landais, Camille ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85017179169     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.2.117     Document Type: Article

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