Equalizing or not? The effect of changing household characteristics on income inequality

European Sociological Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-298

  Albertini, Marco ^a  

^a Juan March Institute   (Spain)

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EID: 47049116662     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcn002     Document Type: Article

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