Regional income inequality and international trade

Economic Geography

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-286

  Silva, Julie A ^a   Leichenko, Robin M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic globalization; Regional development; Regional income inequality

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 6344263946     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2004.tb00235.x     Document Type: Article

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