Effect of Flood on Agricultural Wages in Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis

World Development

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1989-2009

  Banerjee, Lopamudra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

agricultural wages; Asia; Bangladesh; flood

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; DISASTER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD; LABOR MARKET; MITIGATION; WAGE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35649024722     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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