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For Richer or for Poorer? Evidence from Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela

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  • Gary Fields
  • Paul Cichello
  • Samuel Freije
  • Marta Menéndez
  • David Newhouse

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  • Gary Fields & Paul Cichello & Samuel Freije & Marta Menéndez & David Newhouse, 2003. "For Richer or for Poorer? Evidence from Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, and Venezuela," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 1(1), pages 67-99, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:jecinq:v:1:y:2003:i:1:p:67-99
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1023990705770
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