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A Pareto-improving commodity tax reform under a smooth nonlinear income tax

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  • Konishi, Hideo, 1995. "A Pareto-improving commodity tax reform under a smooth nonlinear income tax," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(3), pages 413-446, March.
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