Income inequality and economic growth: Evidence from American data

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-41

  Panizza, Ugo ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous growth; Inequality; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040082042     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013414509803     Document Type: Article

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