Economies of scale in the household: Puzzles and patterns from the american past

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1008-1028

  Logan, Trevon D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80053078512     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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