War and Women’s Work: Evidence from the Conflict in Nepal

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 51-73

  Menon, Nidhiya ^a   van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

added worker effect; conflict; employment; geography; Nepal; women s

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921309841     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002713498699     Document Type: Article

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