Gender, agricultural production, and the theory of the household

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1010-1046

  Udry, Christopher ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL THEORY; DEVELOPING REGION; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD RESOURCES; INTRA-HOUSEHOLD RESOURCE ALLOCATION; PARETO EFFICIENCY; RESOURCES ALLOCATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0030435740     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262050     Document Type: Article

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