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The Policy Elasticity

In: Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 30

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  • Nathaniel Hendren, 2014. "The Policy Elasticity," NBER Chapters, in: Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 30, pages 51-89, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    1. Stefanie Stantcheva, 2015. "Optimal Income, Education, and Bequest Taxes in an Intergenerational Model," NBER Working Papers 21177, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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    • D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
    • H0 - Public Economics - - General
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty

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