Does income polarization affect economic growth? The case of the European regions

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-285

  Ezcurra, Roberto ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic growth; European Union; Income polarization; Regions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 61549133140     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701808899     Document Type: Article

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