Falling labor income inequality in Korea's economic growth: Patterns and underlying causes

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-159

  Fields, Gary S ^a   Yoo, Gyeongjoon ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

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EID: 0040182680     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2000.tb00952.x     Document Type: Article

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