Is the relationship between inequality and growth affected by physical and human capital accumulation?

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-172

  Chambers, Dustin ^a   Krause, Alan ^b  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capital skill complementarity; Economic growth; Income inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951976280     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-009-9111-x     Document Type: Article

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