Inequality, unemployment and growth: New measures for old controversies

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-206

  Galbraith, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Inequality; Theil's T statistic; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349245197     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-008-9083-2     Document Type: Article

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