Inequality and growth: Evidence from panel cointegration

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-503

  Herzer, Dierk ^a   Vollmer, Sebastian ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth; Inequality; Panel cointegration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868508774     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-011-9171-6     Document Type: Article

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