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No Country for Old Men: An Investment Motive for Downward Inter-generational Transfers in Rural China

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  • Niu, Chiyu
  • Arends-Kuenning, Mary

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  • Niu, Chiyu & Arends-Kuenning, Mary, 2016. "No Country for Old Men: An Investment Motive for Downward Inter-generational Transfers in Rural China," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 236033, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea16:236033
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.236033
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