The distribution of self-employment income in the United Kingdom, 1976-1991

Economic Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 441, 1997, Pages 455-466

  Parker, Simon C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INCOME INEQUALITY; MODELLING APPROACH; SELF-EMPLOYMENT;

UK;

EID: 0030846316     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-0133.1997.170.x     Document Type: Article

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