Private information and the allocation of land use subsidies in Malawi

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 113-135

  Jack, Kelsey ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84880627028     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.3.113     Document Type: Article

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