What’s wrong with New Zealand’s public benefit test?

New Zealand Economic Papers

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 265-277

  Bertram, Geoff ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85011141729     PISSN: 00779954     EISSN: 19434863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00779950409544406     Document Type: Article

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