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Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: An analysis of female headed households in Jamaica

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  • Handa, Sudhanshu, 1996. "Expenditure behavior and children's welfare: An analysis of female headed households in Jamaica," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(1), pages 165-187, June.
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