Dominance testing of transfers in Romania

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 309-327

  Sahn, David E ^a   Younger, Stephen D ^a   Simler, Kenneth R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0034362242     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4991.2000.tb00845.x     Document Type: Article

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