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Predicting consumption of Italian households by means of survey indicators

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  • Parigi, Giuseppe
  • Schlitzer, Giuseppe

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  • Parigi, Giuseppe & Schlitzer, Giuseppe, 1997. "Predicting consumption of Italian households by means of survey indicators," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 13(2), pages 197-209, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:intfor:v:13:y:1997:i:2:p:197-209
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