Using panel data to estimate Engel functions: Food consumption in China

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 621-624

  Wan, Guang H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENGEL FUNCTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; PANEL DATA;

CHINA;

EID: 0030423775     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048596356096     Document Type: Article

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