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Inequality and Growth: Uncovering the Main Conclusions from the Empirics

Pedro Cunha NevesInstituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto and CEF.UP, Porto, Portugal;Faculdade de Economia do Porto and CEF.UP, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sandra Maria Tavares SilvaFaculdade de Economia do Porto and CEF.UP, Porto, Portugal
Pages 1-21 | Accepted 01 Jun 2013, Published online: 13 Nov 2013

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