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The relationship between inequality and innovative activity: a S chumpeterian theory and evidence from cross‐country data

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  • Ozan Hatipoglu, 2012. "The relationship between inequality and innovative activity: a S chumpeterian theory and evidence from cross‐country data," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 59(2), pages 224-248, May.
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