Finding the poor in Thailand

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 739-759

  Healy, Andrew J ^a   Jitsuchon, Somchai ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Thailand Development Research Institute   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Estimation of inequality; Estimation of poverty; Policy targeting; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548556162     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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