Isolation and subjective welfare: Evidence from South Asia

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-683

  Fafchamps, Marcel ^a   Shilpi, Forhad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIVING STANDARD; PUBLIC ACCESS; RURAL POPULATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349503948     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598761     Document Type: Article

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