Keeping the doctor away: Experimental evidence on investment in preventative health products

Journal of Development Economics - Tập 105 - Trang 196-210 - 2013
Jennifer Meredith1, Jonathan Robinson2, Sarah Walker3, Bruce Wydick4
1Department of Economics, University of Washington, United States
2Department of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz and NBER, United States
3Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin, United States
4Department of Economics, University of San Francisco, United States

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