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Intra-Household Arrangements and Health Satisfaction: Evidence from Mexico

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This paper uses a subjective wellbeing approach to study the role of household arrangements on the health satisfaction of an individual.

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  • Mariano Rojas, 2008. "Intra-Household Arrangements and Health Satisfaction: Evidence from Mexico," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2008-57, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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