Measurement error in recall surveys and the relationship between household size and food demand

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 473-489

  Gibson, John ^a   Kim, Bonggeun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Food demand; Household surveys; Measurement error

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY;

EID: 34547479459     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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