The Distributional Impact of Social Transfers in the European Union: Evidence from the ECHP
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- Christopher Heady & Theodore Mitrakos & Panos Tsakloglou, 2001. "The distributional impact of social transfers in the European Union: evidence from the ECHP," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 22(4), pages 547-565., December.
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Keywords
household survey; social transfers; income distribution; European Union;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
- H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2001-09-26 (European Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2001-09-26 (Public Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2001-09-26 (Public Finance)
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