Heterogeneous impacts of conditional cash transfers: Evidence from nicaragua

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-83

  Dammert, Ana C ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 70349485204     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605205     Document Type: Article

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