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The presentation was given at The World Bank on June 10th 2011.
Authors
Orazio Attanasio
Research Fellow
Orazio is an International Research Fellow at the IFS, a Professor at Yale and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Presentation details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Attanasio, O. (2011). 'Taxes and Equity in Middle Income countries: Taxes, Social Insurance, and Incentives to Informality' [Presentation]. Washington: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/taxes-and-equity-middle-income-countries-taxes-social-insurance-and-incentives (accessed: 1 July 2024).
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