Absolute poverty lines

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Absolute poverty lines. / Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Tarp, Finn.

Helsinki, Finland : UNU-WIDER, 2016.

Publikation: Working paper › Forskning

Harvard

Arndt, C, Mahrt, K & Tarp, F 2016 'Absolute poverty lines' UNU-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland. <https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/absolute-poverty-lines>

APA

Arndt, C., Mahrt, K., & Tarp, F. (2016). Absolute poverty lines. UNU-WIDER. UNU WIDER Working Paper Series Nr. 8 https://www.wider.unu.edu/publication/absolute-poverty-lines

Vancouver

Arndt C, Mahrt K, Tarp F. Absolute poverty lines. Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER. 2016.

Author

Arndt, Channing ; Mahrt, Kristi ; Tarp, Finn. / Absolute poverty lines. Helsinki, Finland : UNU-WIDER, 2016. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; Nr. 8).

Bibtex

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