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The optimal income tax when poverty is a public 'bad'

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Wane, Waly

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Volume (Year): 82 (2001)
Issue (Month): 2 (November)
Pages: 271-299
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  1. MALDONADO, Darío, 2006. "Social security, income taxation and poverty alleviation," REVISTA DE ECONOMÍA DEL ROSARIO, UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO - FACULTAD DE ECONOMÍA. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Homburg, Stefan, 2002. "The Optimal Income Tax: Restatement and Extensions," Diskussionspapiere der Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Hannover dp-252, Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät. [Downloadable!]
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