Comparing government redistribution across countries: The problem of second-order effects

David K. Jesuit; Vincent A. Mahler

doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00737.x

Comparing government redistribution across countries: The problem of second-order effects

David K. Jesuit
, Vincent A. Mahler

Department of Political Science

Central Michigan University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Social Science Quarterly
Volume	91
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00737.x
State	Published - Jan 12 2010

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Economics
Public Economics

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