New evidence on outlet substitution effects in consumer price index data

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 632-646

  Greenlees, John S ^a   McClelland, Robert ^a  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 79957504705     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00107     Document Type: Article

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