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Lücke zwischen gefühlter und gemessener Inflation? Eine empirische Bestandsaufnahme

By: Andreas Krämer  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wd-2025-0209 | Journal eISSN: 1613-978X | Journal ISSN: 0043-6275
Language: German
Page range: 821 - 827
Published on: Nov 21, 2025
Published by: ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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