Price subsidies, diagnostic tests, and targeting of malaria treatment: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 609-645

  Cohen, Jessica ^a   Dupas, Pascaline ^b   Schaner, Simone ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 84922261869     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20130267     Document Type: Article

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