Price structures, the quality factor, and chaining

Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-101

  Heston, Alan ^a,d,f,g,h   Summers, Robert ^a,c,d,e,f   Aten, Bettina ^a,b,g,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Econometric Society

^f American Economic Association   (United States)

^g American Economic Association ^*  (United States)

^h Cncl Intl Assoc Res Income W

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0034818827     PISSN: 01678000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/sju-2001-18106     Document Type: Article

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