Is risk fully pooled within the household? Evidence from Ghana

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-130

  Doss, Cheryl R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

GHANA;

EID: 0035734854     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340009     Document Type: Article

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