Empirical analysis of the relationship between total consumption-GDP ratio and per capita income for different metals: The cases of Brazil, China and India

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 612-636

  Focacci, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumption; Developing countries; Economic sustainability; Metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547655411     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290710778633     Document Type: Article

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