Spatial decomposition of inequality

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-81

  Shorrocks, Anthony ^a   Wan, Guanghua ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Income inequality; Regional; Spatial

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 13944252092     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnlecg/lbh054     Document Type: Review

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