Is the welfare state self-destructive? A study of government benefit morale

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Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 237-257

  Heinemann, Friedrich ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 42449161027     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2008.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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