The dynamics of regional inequalities

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 575-591

  Barrios, Salvador ^a   Strobl, Eric ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Economic development; Europe; Kuznets curve; Regional inequalities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KUZNETS CURVE; MACROECONOMICS; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 68049116927     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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