Measuring inequalities: Do household surveys paint a realistic picture?

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-538

  Guénard, Charlotte ^a   Mesplé Somps, Sandrine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

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EID: 77955827106     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: 14754991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2010.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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