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Determinant factors in the convergence of welfare effort in OECD countries: a decomposition of the Theil indices

Jon Olaskoaga-Larrauri Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
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Ricardo Aláez-Aller Departamento de Economía, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Campus Arrosadia, 31006, Pamplona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eneko Arróspide-Zabala Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
Pages 1263-1266 | Published online: 04 Mar 2011

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