Inequality does cause underdevelopment: Insights from a new instrument

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 755-776

  Easterly, William ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

growth; inequality; institutions; schooling

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; UNDERDEVELOPMENT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34548072537     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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