Fairness and redistribution

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 960-980

  Alesina, Alberto ^a,b   Angeletos, George Marios ^b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 28244473422     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828054825655     Document Type: Review

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