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On the Equitability of Progressive Taxation

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  • Mitra, T.
  • Ok, E.A.

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  • Mitra, T. & Ok, E.A., 1995. "On the Equitability of Progressive Taxation," Working Papers 95-25, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University.
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