The Kuznets curve of human capital inequality: 1870-2010

Journal of Economic Inequality

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 283-301

  Morrisson, Christian ^a   Murtin, Fabrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Education; Human capital; Inequality; Kuznets curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881549453     PISSN: 15691721     EISSN: 15738701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10888-012-9227-2     Document Type: Article

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