Spurious regression problems in the determinants of health care expenditure: A comment on Hitiris (1997)

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 279-283

  Roberts, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0013067494     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048500351393     Document Type: Article

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