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Has consumption inequality mirrored income inequality: new evidence from a Korean household panel

Sanguk Kwona Research fellow, Korea Rural Economic Institute, Naju, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Shawn Nib Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA
Pages 719-723 | Published online: 16 Dec 2021

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