The dynamics of government

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1331-1358

  Hassler, John ^a   Krusell, Per ^b   Storesletten, Kjetil ^c   Zilibotti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Markov equilibrium; Political economy; Redistribution; Repeated voting; Welfare state dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244466398     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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