Immigration, citizenship, and the size of government

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ortega, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Immigration; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950528971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2324     Document Type: Article

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