Regional redistribution and stabilization by the center in Canada, France, the UK and the US: A reassessment and new tests

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 263-286

  Mélitz, Jacques ^a,b   Zumer, Frédéric ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b CREST   (France)

^c OFCE   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

European Monetary Union; Regional redistribution and stabilization; Regional taxes and transfers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036837147     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00112-8     Document Type: Article

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