The Distributional Impact of Social Transfers in the European Union: Evidence from the ECHP

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 547-565

  Heady, Christopher ^a   Mitrakos, Theodore ^b   Tsakloglou, Panos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

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EID: 0346406567     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2001.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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