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Consumer expenditure in South Africa: a time-series model

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A time-series model of private consumption in South Africa is presented. Consumer expenditure is found to be sensitive not only to income, but also to the source of income, interest rates and measures of political and economic uncertainty.

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  • David Fielding, 1996. "Consumer expenditure in South Africa: a time-series model," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 3(6), pages 385-389.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:3:y:1996:i:6:p:385-389
    DOI: 10.1080/135048596356285
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