Immigration and income redistribution in welfare states

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 735-746

  Hansen, Jørgen Drud ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Cultural preferences; Fiscal burden; Immigration; Income redistribution; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142024119     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(03)00032-6     Document Type: Article

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