Qat expenditures in Yemen and Djibouti: An empirical analysis

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 661-687

  Milanovic, Branko ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; SHRUB;

AFRICA; ASIA; DJIBOUTI [EAST AFRICA]; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; YEMEN;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 55749098159     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn006     Document Type: Article

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