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Political Economic Determinants of School Spending in Federal States: Theory and Time-Series Evidence

In: Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance

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  • Jørn Rattsø

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  • Torberg Falch & Jørn Rattsø, 1998. "Political Economic Determinants of School Spending in Federal States: Theory and Time-Series Evidence," Chapters, in: Jørn Rattsø (ed.), Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, chapter 14, pages 240-255, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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