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Income Inequality in Poland and the United Kingdom. Decomposition of the Theil Index

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|Jul 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2018-0009 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0198 | Journal ISSN: 1730-4237
Language: English
Page range: 108 - 122
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 27, 2018
Published on: Jul 4, 2018
Published by: University of Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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