Interregional redistribution and mobility in federations: A positive approach

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1345-1378

  Kessler, Anke S ^a   Hansen, Nico A ^b   Lessmann, Christian ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Apax Partners and Co   (United Kingdom)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiscal federalism; Interregional transfers; Regional inequality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; FISCAL POLICY; INCOME; MOBILITY; MODEL TEST; OECD; PANEL DATA; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CANADA;

EID: 84855169472     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/restud/rdr003     Document Type: Article

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