Censored quantile regressions of chronic and transient seasonal poverty in Rwanda

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 503-541

  Muller, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

RWANDA;

EID: 0038066358     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/11.4.503     Document Type: Article

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