Income shocks and adolescent mental health

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 370-403

  Baird, Sarah ^a   de Hoop, Jacobus ^b   Özler, Berk ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b International Labor Office   (Italy)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; FEMALE; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; MICROECONOMICS; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

MALAWI;

EID: 84881532597     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.48.2.370     Document Type: Article

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