Welfare benefits in highly decentralized fiscal systems: Evidence on interregional mimicking
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- Luis Ayala & Ana Herrero-Alcade & Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, 2021. "Welfare Benefits in Highly Decentralized Fiscal Systems: Evidence on Interregional Mimicking," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper2107, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
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