Education and income inequality in the regions of the European Union

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-437

  Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^a   Tselios, Vassilis ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DATA SET; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET; PANEL DATA; UNEMPLOYMENT; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 65249166666     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2008.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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