Macrodynamic Implications of Income-Transfer Policies for Human Capital Investment and School Effort

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 305-329

  Orazem, Peter ^a   Tesfatsion, Leigh ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Human capital investment; Income distribution; School effort; Tax and transfer policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006243023     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009734926167     Document Type: Article

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