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Household Composition, Living Standards, and "Needs"

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  • Denis Conniffe
  • Brian Nolan

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

  • Christopher T. Whelan

    (Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI))

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  • Denis Conniffe & Brian Nolan & Christopher T. Whelan, 1999. "Household Composition, Living Standards, and "Needs"," Papers WP106, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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