Expectations and perceptions in developing countries: Their measurement and their use

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Attanasio, Orazio P ^a  

^a NBER ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 73849122766     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.87     Document Type: Conference Paper

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