Mobility and the role of education as a commitment device

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 549-564

  Thum, Claudio ^a   Uebelmesser, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commitment; Education; Intergenerational transfers

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043109109     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026170206971     Document Type: Article

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