Estimates of semiparametric equivalence scales

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 629-639

  Stengos, Thanasis ^a   Sun, Yiguo ^a   Wang, Dianqin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 33747486296     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.863     Document Type: Review

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