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Measuring regional inequality : to weight or not to weight? / Gluschenko, Konstantin.

In: Spatial Economic Analysis, Vol. 13, No. 1, 02.01.2018, p. 36-59.

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Gluschenko, K 2018, 'Measuring regional inequality: to weight or not to weight?', Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 36-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2017.1343491

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Gluschenko, K. (2018). Measuring regional inequality: to weight or not to weight? Spatial Economic Analysis, 13(1), 36-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/17421772.2017.1343491

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Gluschenko K. Measuring regional inequality: to weight or not to weight? Spatial Economic Analysis. 2018 Jan 2;13(1):36-59. doi: 10.1080/17421772.2017.1343491

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Gluschenko, Konstantin. / Measuring regional inequality : to weight or not to weight?. In: Spatial Economic Analysis. 2018 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 36-59.

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