Rotterdam model versus almost ideal demand system: Will the best specification please stand up?

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 795-824

  Barnett, William A ^a   Seck, Ousmane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55249124338     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1009     Document Type: Article

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