Evolution of the income distribution and education vouchers

Macroeconomic Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-249

  Caucutt, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Income Distribution; Peer Effects; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542524586     PISSN: 13651005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1365100503030049     Document Type: Article

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