Welfare Dynamics in Pakistan and Ethiopia - Does the Estimation Method Matter?

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 936-954

  Naschold, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MICROECONOMICS; PANEL DATA; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ETHIOPIA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84880300359     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.785522     Document Type: Article

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