Relative wage movements and the distribution of consumption

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1227-1262

  Attanasio, Orazio ^a,b   Davis, Steven J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Bereau of Economics Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION PATTERN; HOUSEHOLD WELFARE; WAGE MOVEMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

USA;

EID: 0030402913     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262058     Document Type: Article

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