The consequences of child soldiering

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 882-898

  Blattman, Christopher ^a   Annan, Jeannie ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 78650982664     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00036     Document Type: Article

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