The insurance value of state tax-and-transfer programs

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1466-1484

  Hoynes, Hilary W ^a   Luttmer, Erzo F P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiscal federalism; Redistribution; Tax and transfer programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055156961     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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