Impact of public and private cash transfers on poverty and inequality: Evidence from Vietnam

Development Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 689-728

  Van den Berg, Marrit ^a   Cuong, Nguyen Viet ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Inequality; Poverty; Transfers; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EXPENDITURE; INCOME; LABOR SUPPLY; POVERTY;

VIET NAM;

EID: 80053479468     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2011.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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