Is there reciprocity in a reciprocal-exchange economy? evidence of gendered norms from a slum in Nairobi, Kenya

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-83

  Greig, Fiona ^a   Bohnet, Iris ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40749122154     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00081.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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