Welfare competition in Norway: Norms and expenditures

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 202-222

  Fiva, Jon H ^a   Rattsø, Jørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fiscal competition; Spatial econometrics; Strategic interaction; Welfare benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044459698     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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