The power of the interviewer

Demographic Research

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 763-792

  Randall, Sara ^a   Coast, Ernestina ^b   Compaore, Natacha ^c   Antoine, Philippe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c ISSP ^*  (Burkina Faso)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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EID: 84884172029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2013.28.27     Document Type: Article

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