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Are taxes too high? A machine-learning approach to Laffer curve estimation
Hermes Morgavi* 
Article | Year: 2026 | Pages: 287 - 319 | Volume: 50 | Issue: 2 Received: September 24, 2025 | Accepted: March 23, 2026 | Published online: June 5, 2026
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