Do Taxes Matter for Long-Run Growth? Harberger's Superneutrality Conjecture
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- Patrick K. Asea & Enrique G. Mendoza & Gian Maria Milesi-Ferreti, 1995. "Do taxes matter for long-run growth?: Harberger's superneutrality conjecture," International Finance Discussion Papers 511, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
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