Labor market effects of social programs: Evidence from India's employment guarantee

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 233-263

  Imbert, Clément ^a   Papp, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Research Institute for Compassionate Economics (RICE)   (United States)

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EID: 84927125207     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20130401     Document Type: Article

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