The impact of US sanctions on poverty

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 121, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-119

  Neuenkirch, Matthias ^a   Neumeier, Florian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic sanctions; Entropy balancing; Poverty; United States

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMETRICS; POVERTY; SANCTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962706487     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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