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Biased Fairness Views and Internal constraints to risk-sharing: A lab-in-the-field analysis in Ghana

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  • Gallenstein, Richard, 2020. "Biased Fairness Views and Internal constraints to risk-sharing: A lab-in-the-field analysis in Ghana," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304236, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.304236
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