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Economic Growth and Inequality: Evidence from the Young Democracies of South America

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  • Manoel Bittencourt

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Keywords: Growth, inequality, democracy, South America, E20, O11, O15, O54

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  • Manoel Bittencourt, 2014. "Economic Growth and Inequality: Evidence from the Young Democracies of South America," International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics, in: Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, volume 23, pages 37-58, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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    DOI: 10.1108/S1571-038620140000023002
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