Inequality and redistribution: Evidence from U.S. counties and states, 1890-1930

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 729-744

  Ramcharan, Rodney ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

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EID: 78650976883     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00029     Document Type: Article

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