Measuring the well-being of the poor using income and consumption

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPLEMENT, 2003, Pages 1180-1220

  Meyer, Bruce D ^a,b   Sullivan, James X ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Bereau of Economics Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INCOME; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344121775     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558985     Document Type: Article

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