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The Evolution of Income, Consumption, and Leisure Inequality in the United States, 1980–2010

In: Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures

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  • Orazio Attanasio
  • Erik Hurst
  • Luigi Pistaferri
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  • Orazio Attanasio & Erik Hurst & Luigi Pistaferri, 2014. "The Evolution of Income, Consumption, and Leisure Inequality in the United States, 1980–2010," NBER Chapters, in: Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, pages 100-140, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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