Politico-economic consequences of rising wage inequality
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Comment on “Politico economic consequences of raising wage inequality” by Corbae, DErasmo and Kuruscu
Article history: Received 15 September 2008 Received in revised form 26 November 2008 Accepted 1 December 2008 O O ED P R
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Monetary Economics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0304-3932
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2008.08.012