The Demand Elasticity for Wheat in the 14Th to 18Th Centuries

Revista de Historia Economica - Journal of Iberian and Latin American Economic History

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-267

  Barquín, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

demand; elasticity; King's law; N13; N53; NOI; prices; production; wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011469483     PISSN: 02126109     EISSN: 20413335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0212610900011976     Document Type: Article

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