The allocation of benefits under uncertainty: A decision-theoretic framework

Economic Modelling

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 873-893

  Abul Naga, Ramses H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allocation of benefits; Imperfect information; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038242980     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-9993(02)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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