Labor supply responses to large social transfers: Longitudinal evidence from South Africa

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-48

  Ardington, Cally ^a   Case, Anne ^b   Hosegood, Victoria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73849120481     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.1.22     Document Type: Article

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