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The design of tax policy in Canada: thoughts prompted by Richard Blundell's ‘Empirical evidence and tax policy design’

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  • Kevin Milligan, 2011. "The design of tax policy in Canada: thoughts prompted by Richard Blundell's ‘Empirical evidence and tax policy design’," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(4), pages 1184-1194, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:44:y:2011:i:4:p:1184-1194
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2011.01671.x
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