Distribution dynamics: Stratification, polarization, and convergence among OECD economies, 1870-1992

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-97

  Epstein, Philip ^a   Howlett, Peter ^a   Schulze, Max Stephan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Distribution dynamics; Economic growth; OECD

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037224535     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4983(02)00023-2     Document Type: Review

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