On the 'cashing out' hypothesis and 'soft' and 'hard' policies

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 601-610

  Brennan, Geoffrey ^a,b,c   Brooks, Michael ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

'Hard' and 'soft' paternalism; Emotional tax; Israeli kindergarten puzzle; Social esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053132941     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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