A theory of ethnic diversity and income distribution: A legislative bargaining approach
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Keywords
Political economy; Diversity; Legislative bargaining; Oversized coalition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D3 - Microeconomics - - Distribution
- D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
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