Does ethnicity matter for trust? Evidence from Africa

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-175

  Zerfu, Daniel ^a   Zikhali, Precious ^a   Kabenga, Innocent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; KINSHIP; NEPOTISM; RELATEDNESS;

AFRICA;

EID: 58149117556     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejn009     Document Type: Article

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