Two views of inequality over the life cycle

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 765-775

  Heathcote, Jonathan ^a   Storesletten, Kjetil ^b   Violante, Giovanni L ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957310859     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jeea.2005.3.2-3.765     Document Type: Article

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