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The Poverty and Heterogeneity Among Female-Headed Households Revisited: The Case of Panama

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  • Fuwa, Nobuhiko, 2000. "The Poverty and Heterogeneity Among Female-Headed Households Revisited: The Case of Panama," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(8), pages 1515-1542, August.
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