The demand for books estimated by means of consumer survey data

Journal of Cultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-155

  Ringstad, Vidar ^a   Løyland, Knut ^a  

^a Telemark Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

Book demand; Consumer survey data; Income elasticity; Price elasticities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747893960     PISSN: 08852545     EISSN: 15736997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10824-006-9006-7     Document Type: Article

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