Cellular telephone, new products, and the CPI

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 188-194

  Hausman, Jerry ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer welfare; Consumers surplus; Price index

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033470552     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: 15372707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.1999.10524809     Document Type: Article

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