Inequality and growth: The neglected time dimension

Journal of Economic Growth

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-104

  Halter, Daniel ^a   Oechslin, Manuel ^b   Zweimüller, Josef ^c  

^a Tilburg University ^*

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Inequality; Long run effects; Short term effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893916557     PISSN: 13814338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10887-013-9099-8     Document Type: Article

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