Retrospectives: Engel curves

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 225-240

  Chai, Andreas ^a   Moneta, Alessio ^a  

^a Max Planck Institute of Economics   (Germany)

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EID: 77951434243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.1.225     Document Type: Article

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