How income inequality changed in Germany following reunification: An empirical analysis using decomposable inequality measures

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Schwarze, Johannes ^a  

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EID: 0030539310     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1996.tb00142.x     Document Type: Article

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