A note on the differential regional effects of income inequality: Empirical evidence using U.S. County-level data

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 656-671

  Atems, Bebonchu ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893644907     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jors.12053     Document Type: Article

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