Unproductive immigrants: A socially optimal policy for rational egalitarians

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 562-566

  Nannestad, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Immigration; Redistribution; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549090143     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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