Equality of opportunity and optimal cash and in-kind policies

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 143-169

  Gasparini, Leonardo C ^a   Pinto, Santiago M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Equality of opportunity; In kind; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544447921     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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