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Measuring the impact of prices on inequality: With applications to Thailand and Korea

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  • Hyun Son & Nanak Kakwani, 2006. "Measuring the impact of prices on inequality: With applications to Thailand and Korea," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 4(2), pages 181-207, August.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10888-005-9010-8
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