Estimating spatial differences in the Brazilian cost of living with household location choices

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-83

  Timmins, Christopher ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete choice models; Endogenous sorting; Income inequality; Poverty; True cost of living index; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 33646430865     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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