Labor-tying and poverty in a rural economy:evidence from bangladesh
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tied labor; poverty; rural labor market. jel classification: j43; o12; i32.;
All these keywords.JEL classification:
- J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CWA-2012-12-15 (Central and Western Asia)
- NEP-DEV-2012-12-15 (Development)
- NEP-LAB-2012-12-15 (Labour Economics)
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