Estimating the public's social preference function between inflation and unemployment using survey data: The survey research center versus Gallup

Empirical Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 361-372

  Smyth, David J ^a   Dua, Pami ^b   Taylor, Susan W ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c MILLSAPS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimating the Social Preference Function

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; INFLATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032736356     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810050060     Document Type: Article

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