The relationship between consumption, income and wealth in Hong Kong

Pacific Economic Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-241

  Cutler, Joanne ^a  

^a HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 22144450998     PISSN: 1361374X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2005.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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