Diffusion with distinction: the diffusion of household durables in the UK

Futures

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 873-886

  McMeekin, Andrew ^a   Tomlinson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032215060     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-3287(98)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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