Variation in U.S. State Income Inequality: 1960-1990

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 355-378

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

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME PATTERN; MODELLING APPROACH; REGIONAL DISPARITY; STATE INCOME;

USA;

EID: 0029473990     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: 15526925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016001769501800305     Document Type: Article

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