Economic mobility in rural rwanda: A study of the effects of war and genocide at the household level

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-392

  Verpoorten, Marijke ^a   Berlage, Lode ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENOCIDE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POPULATION; VIOLENCE; WAR;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34447647692     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejl042     Document Type: Article

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