The economic consequences of mutual help in extended families
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- Baland, Jean-Marie & Guirkinger, Catherine, 2015. "The economic consequences of mutual help in extended families," CEPR Discussion Papers 10945, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Jean-Marie Baland & Isabelle Bonjean & Catherine Guirkinger & Roberta Ziparo, 2016. "The economic consequences of mutual help in extended families," Post-Print hal-01440288, HAL.
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Keywords
Extended families; Africa; Transfers; Mutual help; Solidarity;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
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