Shocks and asset dynamics in Ethiopia

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-120

  Mogues, Tewodaj ^a  

^a International Food Policy Research Institute   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INCOME; PANEL DATA;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 80053020572     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661221     Document Type: Article

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