Induced wage effects of changes in food prices in Egypt

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 137-166

  Datt, Gaurav ^a   Olmsted, Jennifer C ^b  

^a WORLD BANK GROUP   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; PRICE DETERMINATION; WAGE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 2442516120     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380410001673229     Document Type: Article

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