Consumption spending and the paper-bill spread: Theory and evidence

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 575-589

  Weber, Christian E ^a  

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EID: 0032250755     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01737.x     Document Type: Article

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