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Twofold Gendered Preferences in the Quantity-Quality Trade-Off Impact the Demographic Transition in Ethiopia

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  • Boonaert, Eva
  • Hoyweghen, Kaat Van
  • Feyisa, Ashenafi Duguma
  • Goos, Peter
  • Maertens, Miet

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  • Boonaert, Eva & Hoyweghen, Kaat Van & Feyisa, Ashenafi Duguma & Goos, Peter & Maertens, Miet, 2021. "Twofold Gendered Preferences in the Quantity-Quality Trade-Off Impact the Demographic Transition in Ethiopia," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315224, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.315224
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