Health and the political agency of women

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-197

  Bhalotra, Sonia ^a,b   Clots Figueras, Irma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Social and Economic Research   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 84900501637     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.6.2.164     Document Type: Article

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