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Public Education and Democracy in a Simple Model of Persistent Inequality

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  • Franciscos Koutentakis

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  • Franciscos Koutentakis, 2012. "Public Education and Democracy in a Simple Model of Persistent Inequality," Working Papers 1204, University of Crete, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Public education; persistent inequality; democracy;
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    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods

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