Public transfers and domestic violence: The roles of private information and spousal control

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 179-205

  Bobonis, Gustavo J ^a,b   González Brenes, Melissa ^c   Castro, Roberto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BREAD and CIFAR ^*  (Canada)

^c Cove Strategy ^*  (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

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EID: 84873520379     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.1.179     Document Type: Article

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