Inequality and institutions

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 454-465

  Chong, Alberto ^a   Gradstein, Mark ^b  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 34548649718     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.89.3.454     Document Type: Review

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