The demand for beer, wine and spirits: A survey of the literature

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 428-478

  Fogarty, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Income elasticity; Meta regression analysis; Price elasticity

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; META-ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951953768     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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