Why Don’t We Tax the Rich? Inequality, Legislative Malapportionment, and Personal Income Taxation around the World
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- Ardanaz, Martín & Scartascini, Carlos, 2011. "Why Don't We Tax the Rich? Inequality, Legislative Malapportionment, and Personal Income Taxation around the World," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3821, Inter-American Development Bank.
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- D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
- H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
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- NEP-PBE-2011-12-19 (Public Economics)
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