The distributional impact of in-kind public benefits in European countries

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-266

  Paulus, Alari ^a   Sutherland, Holly ^a,b   Tsakloglou, Panos ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^d IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 77955618732     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20490     Document Type: Article

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