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The Laffer Curve for Amnesty

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  • E. Bruce Hutchinson

    (The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

  • J. R. Clark

    (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University)

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  • E. Bruce Hutchinson & J. R. Clark, 2004. "The Laffer Curve for Amnesty," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 20(Fall 2004), pages 9-29.
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