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Taxes and the Poor: A Microsimulation Study of Implicit and Explicit Taxes

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  • Dickert, Stacy
  • Houser, Scott
  • Scholz, John Karl

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Measures the cumulative burden of explicit and implicit taxes faced by low-income households.

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  • Dickert, Stacy & Houser, Scott & Scholz, John Karl, 1994. "Taxes and the Poor: A Microsimulation Study of Implicit and Explicit Taxes," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 47(3), pages 621-638, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:47:y:1994:i:3:p:621-38
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41789096
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