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Distributional effects of public policy choices

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This paper examines the effects of a budget-neutral public spending allocation between public investment and private investment subsidy on inequality dynamics and intergenerational mobility in an environment with heterogeneous households and incomplete capital market.

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  • Getachew, Yoseph Yilma, 2012. "Distributional effects of public policy choices," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 115(1), pages 56-59.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:1:p:56-59
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.11.023
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    Keywords

    Public investment; Investment subsidy; Inequality dynamics; Elasticity of substitution; Incomplete credit market;
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    JEL classification:

    • D3 - Microeconomics - - Distribution
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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