Empirical regularities in South African consumption patterns

Applied Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2327-2333

  Selvanathan, Saroja ^a   Selvanathan, E A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ELASTICITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRICE DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 9144243628     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0003684042000280328     Document Type: Article

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