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Objective 1 regions versus non-objective 1 regions. What does the Theil Index tell us?

Jesús López-Rodríguez Department of Economic Analysis and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, 15.071 Campus de Elviña s/n, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Andrés Faiña Department of Economic Analysis and Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, 15.071 Campus de Elviña s/n, Spain
Pages 815-820 | Published online: 24 Nov 2006

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