Objective 1 regions versus non-objective 1 regions. What does the Theil index tell us?

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 815-820

  López Rodríguez, Jesús ^a   Faiña, J Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

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INCOME DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 33749463518     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500401890     Document Type: Article

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