The effect of cash, vouchers, and food transfers on intimate partner violence: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Northern Ecuador

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 284-303

  Hidrobo, Melissa ^a   Peterman, Amber ^b   Heise, Lori ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84977487546     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.20150048     Document Type: Article

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