Convergence of life expectancy in the European Union: A Markov approach

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Happich, M ^a   von Lengerke, T ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OECD;

EID: 33847293692     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500425261     Document Type: Article

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