Outlet types and the Canadian Consumer Price Index

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 488-505

  White, Alan G ^a  

^a Analysis Group/Economics   (United States)

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EID: 17644408110     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00025     Document Type: Article

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