Are estimates of earnings inequality sensitive to measurement choices? A case study of Canada in the 1980s

Applied Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 845-860

  Macphail, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

CANADA;

EID: 0034125568     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368400322183     Document Type: Article

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