Authors
Kimberley Scharf
Research Associate University of Nottingham
Kim is Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Head of the School of Economics at the University of Nottingham.
Suggested citation
Scharf, K. (2000). 'Why are tax expenditures for giving embodied in fiscal constitutions?' (2000)
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