Constructing bounds on per capita income differentials across countries

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 285-302

  Hill, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost of living index; Exchange rate; International comparisons; Linear expenditure system

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034370948     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.00200     Document Type: Article

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