The evolution of income disparities among the regions of the European Union

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 257-281

  Magrini, Stefano ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Economic growth; Geographical region; Histograms; Markov process

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL PATTERN;

EUROPE;

EID: 0032839360     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(98)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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