The misperception of inflation by Irish consumers

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-163

  Duffy, David ^a   Lunn, Peter D ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FORECASTING METHOD; INFLATION; PERCEPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68149138570     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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