Kuznets inverted-U hypothesis revisited: A time-series approach using US data

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 677-681

  Bahmani Oskooee, M ^a   Gelan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47649093137     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850600749040     Document Type: Article

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