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Income Inequality and Economic Complexity Nexus: The Moderating Roles of Institutional Quality and Globalization

By: Kemal Erkişi  
Open Access
|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sues-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2285-3065 | Journal ISSN: 1584-2339
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 26
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2024
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Accepted on: Nov 1, 2024
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Published on: Oct 16, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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