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The Laffer curve muddle

In: A Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics

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This comprehensive and thought-provoking Handbook reviews public sector economics from pluralist perspectives that either complement or reach beyond mainstream views. The book takes a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, drawing on economic elements in the fields of philosophy, sociology, psychology, history and law.

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  • Vito Tanzi, 2014. "The Laffer curve muddle," Chapters, in: Francesco Forte & Ram Mudambi & Pietro Maria Navarra (ed.), A Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics, chapter 4, pages 104-115, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Tanzi, Vito, 2018. "Welfare systems and their complexity," Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, vol. 5, pages 50-65, October.

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