Sacrifice ratios and the income distribution: Stylized facts for OECD countries

ECONOMICS LETTERS
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111329
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Authors:
Laura Acevedoa,
Marc Hofstettere
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