Measuring intra-distribution income dynamics: An application to the European regions

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-329

  Maza, Adolfo ^a   Hierro, María ^a   Villaverde, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARKOV CHAIN;

EUROPE;

EID: 77956012122     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-009-0304-9     Document Type: Article

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