Inequalities in income and education and regional economic growth in western Europe

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 349-375

  Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^a   Tselios, Vassilis ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MICROECONOMICS; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77954027532     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-008-0267-2     Document Type: Article

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