Investments, time preferences, and public transfers paid to women

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-538

  Rubalcava, Luis ^a   Teruel, Graciela ^b   Thomas, Duncan ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INVESTMENT; LIVESTOCK; RURAL POLICY; WOMENS STATUS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63449140182     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596617     Document Type: Article

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