Timing and duration of exposure in evaluations of social programs

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-82

  King, Elizabeth M ^a   Behrman, Jere R ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ESTIMATION METHOD; LITERATURE REVIEW; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

EID: 65549119365     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkn009     Document Type: Article

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