Assistance to poor households when income is not observed: Targeted in-kind and in-cash transfers

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 536-553

  Pinto, Santiago M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Migration; Redistribution in cash; Redistribution in kind; Self selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 5444269354     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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