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Firms as tax collectors

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  • Dario Tortarolo

    (Institute for Fiscal Studies)

  • Pablo Garriga

    (World Bank)

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  • Dario Tortarolo & Pablo Garriga, 2022. "Firms as tax collectors," IFS Working Papers W22/44, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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