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The limitations of decentralized world redistribution: An optimal taxation approach

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  • Kopczuk, Wojciech
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  • Yitzhaki, Shlomo

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  • Kopczuk, Wojciech & Slemrod, Joel & Yitzhaki, Shlomo, 2005. "The limitations of decentralized world redistribution: An optimal taxation approach," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 1051-1079, May.
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