Regional Variation In Risk And Time Preferences: Evidence From A Large-Scale Field Experiment In Rural Uganda
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- Yuki Tanaka & Alistair Munro, 2014. "Regional Variation in Risk and Time Preferences: Evidence from a Large-scale Field Experiment in Rural Uganda," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), vol. 23(1), pages 151-187.
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