<p>This presentation was delivered at an IMF event, "Tax Reform in the U.K. and the U.S: Lessons from the Mirrlees Review". </p>
Authors
Richard Blundell
CPP Co-Director
Richard is Co-Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) and Senior Research Fellow at IFS.
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- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Blundell, R. (2011). 'Tax By Design: The Mirrlees Review - earnings taxation and work incentives' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-design-mirrlees-review-earnings-taxation-and-work-incentives (accessed: 23 April 2024).
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