Using Engel curves to estimate bias in the Canadian CPI as a cost of living index

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 482-499

  Beatty, Timothy K M ^a   Larsen, Erling Røed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19944379508     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00289.x     Document Type: Article

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