Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation

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Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation. / Beck, Ulrik Richardt; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn.

In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 101, No. 2, 06.12.2018, p. 436-454.

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Beck, UR, Singhal, S & Tarp, F 2018, 'Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation', American Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 436-454. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay082

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Beck, U. R., Singhal, S., & Tarp, F. (2018). Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(2), 436-454. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay082

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Beck UR, Singhal S, Tarp F. Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018 Dec 6;101(2):436-454. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aay082

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Beck, Ulrik Richardt ; Singhal, Saurabh ; Tarp, Finn. / Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation. In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2018 ; Vol. 101, No. 2. pp. 436-454.

Bibtex

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