Inequality and media capture

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 183-212

  Petrova, Maria ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Mass media; Public goods; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549011740     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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