Inequality in five countries in the 1980s: The role of demographic shifts, markets and government policies

Economica

Volumn 64, Issue 255, 1997, Pages 415-440

  Jantti, Markus ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 0000761949     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00088     Document Type: Article

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