Rising income inequality: Technology, or trade and financial globalization?

IMF Economic Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 271-309

  Jaumotte, Florence ^a   Lall, Subir ^a   Papageorgiou, Chris ^a  

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EID: 84984735350     PISSN: 20414161     EISSN: 2041417X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/imfer.2013.7     Document Type: Article

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