Inequality, redistribution, and economic growth

Empirica

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Zweimüller, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Demand composition; Endogenous growth; Income distribution; Labor share

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 18844468044     PISSN: 03408744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007012914616     Document Type: Review

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