Is a uniform social policy better? Fiscal federalism and factor mobility

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 596-610

  Perotti, Roberto ^a  

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EID: 0039300462     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.3.596     Document Type: Article

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