An empirical comparison of flexible demand system functional forms

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-80

  Fisher, Douglas ^a   Fleissig, Adrian R ^b   Serletis, Apostolos ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 0035583725     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.585     Document Type: Article

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