Behavioural development economics: Lessons from field labs in the developing world

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-338

  Cardenas, Juan Camilo ^a   Carpenter, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; POVERTY;

EID: 42649085716     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380701848327     Document Type: Review

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