Understanding New Zealand's changing income distribution, 1983-1998: A semi-parametric analysis

Economica

Volumn 72, Issue 287, 2005, Pages 469-495

  Hyslop, Dean R ^a   Maré, David C ^b  

^a New Zealand Treasury   (New Zealand)

^b MOTU ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 27844503964     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-0427.2005.00426.x     Document Type: Review

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