Imperfect commitment, altruism, and the family: Evidence from transfer behavior in low-income rural areas

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 389-407

  Foster, Andrew D ^a   Rosenzweig, Mark R ^a  

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EID: 0035593087     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00346530152480054     Document Type: Article

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