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Research Article

The role of fiscal policy in the link between income inequality and banking crises

Nicholas ApergisDepartment of Economics and Finance, University of Derby, Derby, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1283-1287 | Published online: 16 Aug 2020

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