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Evaluating effective income tax progression

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  • Hayes, Kathy J.
  • Lambert, Peter J.
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  • Hayes, Kathy J. & Lambert, Peter J. & Slottje, Daniel J., 1995. "Evaluating effective income tax progression," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(3), pages 461-474, March.
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    3. John Bishop & K. Chow & John Formby & Chih-Chin Ho, 1997. "Did Tax Reform Reduce Actual US Progressivity? Evidence from the Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer;International Institute of Public Finance, vol. 4(2), pages 177-197, May.
    4. Claudio A Agostini & Bárbara Flores & Claudia Martinez, 2011. "Equidad Tributaria Horizontal en el Impuesto al Ingreso en Chile," Working Papers wp_012, Adolfo Ibáñez University, School of Government.
    5. Peter J. Lambert, 2004. "Income Taxation and Equity," Working Papers 2004/4, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
    6. Chu-Ping C. Vijverberg, 2003. "Income Tax Reform and Inequality: A Nonparametric Analysis," Public Finance Review, , vol. 31(6), pages 601-622, November.
    7. Dardanoni, Valentino & Lambert, Peter J., 2002. "Progressivity comparisons," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 86(1), pages 99-122, October.
    8. Corrado Benassi & Alessandra Chirco, 2006. "Income Share Elasticity and Stochastic Dominance," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 26(3), pages 511-525, June.
    9. Valentino Dardoni & Peter Lambert,, 2000. "Progressivity comparisons," IFS Working Papers W00/18, Institute for Fiscal Studies.
    10. Florije Govori, 2019. "Personal Income Tax Progression in Kosovo," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 8, November.

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