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Asset Portfolios in Africa: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

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Rogg, Christian
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Paper provided by World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) in its series Working Papers with number RP2006/145.

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Keywords: savings; asset portfolios; household wealth; asset distribution; poverty; inequality; Ethiopia;

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  20. Stefan Dercon & Pramila Krishnan, 1998. "Changes in Poverty in Rural Ethiopia 1989-1995: Measurement, Robustness Tests and Decomposition," Center for Economic Studies - Discussion papers ces9819, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centrum voor Economische Studiën. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Burger, Ronelle & Booysen, Frikkie & Van der Berg, Servaas & Von Maltitz, Michael, 2006. "Marketable Wealth in a Poor African Country," MPRA Paper 9063, University Library of Munich, Germany. [Downloadable!]
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