Utility subsidies as social transfers: An empirical evaluation of targeting performance

Development Policy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-679

  Komives, Kristin ^a   Halpern, Jon ^a   Foster, Vivien ^a   Wodon, Quentin ^a   Abdullah, Roohi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; UTILITY SECTOR;

EID: 35348989787     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2007.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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