Russian roller coaster: Expenditure inequality and instability in Russia, 1994-98

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 251-271

  Jovanovic, Branko ^a  

^a Capital Economics   (United States)

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EID: 0035599536     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4991.00015     Document Type: Article

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