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Exploring the link between household debt and income inequality: an asymmetric approach

Apostolos FasianosDepartment of Economics, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandView further author information
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Hamid RazaDepartment of Economics, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;Department of Business and Management, MaMTEP, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkView further author information
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Stephen KinsellaDepartment of Economics, University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 404-409 | Published online: 04 Jul 2016

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