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Preferences for redistribution in the land of opportunities

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Alesina, Alberto
La Ferrara, Eliana

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Volume (Year): 89 (2005)
Issue (Month): 5-6 (June)
Pages: 897-931
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  8. Roland Benabou & Efe A. Ok, 2001. "Mobility as Progressivity: Ranking Income Processes According to Equality of Opportunity," NBER Working Papers 8431, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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