How is perceived inflation related to actual price changes in the European Union?

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-432

  Antonides, Gerrit ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Perceived inflation; Price change

Indexed keywords

EID: 47749150276     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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