Investment in local public services: Nash equilibrium and social optimum

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-35

  Cremer, Helmuth ^a   Marchand, Maurice ^b   Pestieau, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 0031184825     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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