The second Engel law: Is it a paradox?

European Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1353-1377

  Perali, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Engel law; Food consumption; Household size

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME;

AFRICA; ASIA; BANGLADESH; DJIBOUTI [EAST AFRICA]; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 55949109621     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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