The role of prices in measuring the poor's living standards

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-97

  Broda, Christian ^a,d   Leibtag, Ephraim ^b   Weinstein, David E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 72249113911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.23.2.77     Document Type: Article

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