Income distribution and demand-induced innovations

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 941-960

  Foellmi, Reto ^a   Zweimüller, Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INNOVATION; LABOR MARKET; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 33749066818     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2006.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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