Subsidies to poor regions and inequalities: Some unpleasant arithmetic

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-240

  Dupont, Vincent ^a   Martin, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic geography; Regional inequalities; Regional subsidies

Indexed keywords

POVERTY;

EID: 33644974748     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbi019     Document Type: Article

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