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Responsibility sensitive egalitarianism and optimal linear income taxation

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  • Schokkaert, Erik
  • Van de gaer, Dirk
  • Vandenbroucke, Frank
  • Luttens, Roland Iwan

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  • Schokkaert, Erik & Van de gaer, Dirk & Vandenbroucke, Frank & Luttens, Roland Iwan, 2004. "Responsibility sensitive egalitarianism and optimal linear income taxation," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 151-182, September.
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