Conditional Cash Transfer Programs, Credit Constraints, and Migration

Labour

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-136

  Angelucci, Manuela ^a  

^a Economics Department   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MIGRATION; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856845048     PISSN: 11217081     EISSN: 14679914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9914.2011.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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