Asking consumption questions in general purpose surveys

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 491, 2003, Pages

  Browning, Martin ^a   Crossley, Thomas F ^b   Weber, Guglielmo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EID: 0344543123     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0013-0133.2003.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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