Wealth inequality in Europe and the delusive egalitarianism of Scandinavian countries
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Keywords
Inequality; wealth; net worth; income; SHARE; stratification; welfare state; Europe;All these keywords.
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- D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EEC-2011-12-19 (European Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2011-12-19 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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