Exploring alternative measures of welfare in the absence of expenditure data

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 463-489

  Sahn, David E ^a   Stifel, David ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0347651413     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0034-6586.2003.00100.x     Document Type: Article

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