Corruption and the costs of redistribution: Micro evidence from Indonesia

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 853-870

  Olken, Benjamin A ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Transfer programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645917367     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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