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Labour supply and income distribution effects of the working income tax benefit: a general equilibrium microsimulation analysis

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  • Nabil Annabi
  • Youssef Boudribila
  • Simon Harvey

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C15, D33, D58, J08, I32, O51 Copyright Annabi et al.; licensee Springer. 2013

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  • Nabil Annabi & Youssef Boudribila & Simon Harvey, 2013. "Labour supply and income distribution effects of the working income tax benefit: a general equilibrium microsimulation analysis," IZA Journal of Labor Policy, Springer;Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), vol. 2(1), pages 1-33, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:izalpo:v:2:y:2013:i:1:p:1-33:10.1186/2193-9004-2-19
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