Income inequality, economic growth, and the distribution of income gains: Evidence from the U.S. States

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 518-539

  Hasanov, Fuad ^a,b   Izraeli, Oded ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATION POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960865345     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2010.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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