An alternative perspective on the stochastic convergence of incomes in the United States

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 929-934

  Cook, Steven ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH WORK; STOCHASTICITY; WAGE DETERMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53749104266     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850600949186     Document Type: Article

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