Limited insurance within the household: Evidence from a field experiment in Kenya

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 140-164

  Robinson, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84873504262     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.4.140     Document Type: Article

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