Ex-post redistribution in a federation: Implications for corrective policy

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 481-496

  Köthenbürger, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commitment; Corrective grant; Equalization; Externality; Federalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847034359     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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