The effect of income shocks on food insufficiency

Review of Economics of the Household

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-526

  Leete, Laura ^a   Bania, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Deprivation; Food insufficiency; Income shocks; Material well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249266608     PISSN: 15695239     EISSN: 15737152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11150-009-9075-4     Document Type: Article

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