Differences in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan U.S. Family Income Inequality: A Cross-County Comparison

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 272-290

  Levernier, William ^a   Partridge, Mark D ^b   Rickman, Dan S ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000814220     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/juec.1997.2070     Document Type: Article

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