Transfers in a polarized country: Bridging the gap between efficiency and stability

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1277-1303

  Haimanko, Ori ^a   Le Breton, Michel ^b   Weber, Shlomo ^c,d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Polarization; Political equilibrium; Secession; Stability; Transfers

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944417663     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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