A theory of tolerance

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 691-702

  Corneo, Giacomo ^a,b,c,d   Jeanne, Olivier ^e  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c CESIFO   (Germany)

^d IZA   (Germany)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural transmission; Tolerance; Value systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349200932     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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