Consumption and habits: Evidence from panel data

Economic Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 500, 2005, Pages 144-165

  Carrasco, Raquel ^a,b   Labeaga, José M ^c   López Salido, J David ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^d BANCO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; PANEL DATA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 13344284614     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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