Women prefer larger governments: Growth, structural transformation, and government size

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 155-171

  Cavalcanti, Tiago V D E V ^a   Tavares, José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

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EID: 78651092924     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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