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Measuring living standards with proxy variables

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  • Michele Gragnolati
  • Kathleen Burke
  • Edmundo Paredes

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  • Mark Montgomery & Michele Gragnolati & Kathleen Burke & Edmundo Paredes, 2000. "Measuring living standards with proxy variables," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 37(2), pages 155-174, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:37:y:2000:i:2:p:155-174
    DOI: 10.2307/2648118
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