Volume and quality of infrastructure and the distribution of income: An empirical investigation

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-106

  Calderón, César ^a   Chong, Alberto ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL BANK OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

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EID: 2142823699     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0034-6586.2004.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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