Understanding interhousehold transfers in a transition economy: Evidence from Russia

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-156

  Kuhn, Randall ^a   Stillman, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b New Zealand Department of Labour   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

EID: 12344260656     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423256     Document Type: Article

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