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Does Higher Tax Morale Imply Higher Optimal Labor Income Tax Rate?

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|Jul 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2013-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746
Language: English
Page range: 97 - 114
Published on: Jul 8, 2013
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