Growth and inequality: A demographic explanation

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 559-578

  Miyazawa, Kazutoshi ^a  

^a NANZAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accidental bequest; Fertility; Growth; Inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745588824     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-005-0047-6     Document Type: Article

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