The effect of women's rights on women's welfare: Evidence from a natural experiment

Economic Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 502, 2005, Pages

  Pezzini, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELFARE IMPACT; WOMENS STATUS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15044345841     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-0133.2005.00988.x     Document Type: Article

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