Global inequality recalculated and updated: the effect of new PPP estimates on global inequality and 2005 estimates
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Keywords
Global inequality; International inequality; Purchasing power parity; D31; I3; 057;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
- I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
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