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Measurement and identification of asset-poor households: a cross-national comparison of Spain and the United Kingdom

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  • Francisco Azpitarte, 2011. "Measurement and identification of asset-poor households: a cross-national comparison of Spain and the United Kingdom," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 9(1), pages 87-110, March.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10888-010-9135-2
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