Income distribution, political instability, and investment

European Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1203-1228

  Alesina, Alberto ^a,b,c,d   Perotti, Roberto ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Growth; Income distribution; Political economy

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; INVESTMENT LEVEL; POLITICAL INSTABILITY;

EID: 0030476199     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2921(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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