On the targeting and redistributive efficiencies of alternative transfer instruments

Review of Income and Wealth

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-27

  Coady, David ^a   Skoufias, Emmanuel ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

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EID: 2142753912     PISSN: 00346586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0034-6586.2004.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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