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Labor Markets, Occupational Choice, and Rural Poverty in Selected Countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Jonna P. Estudillo
  • Tomoya Matsumoto
  • Hayat Chowdhury Zia Uddin
  • Nandika S. Kumanayake
  • Keijiro Otsuka

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  • Jonna P. Estudillo & Tomoya Matsumoto & Hayat Chowdhury Zia Uddin & Nandika S. Kumanayake & Keijiro Otsuka, 2012. "Labor Markets, Occupational Choice, and Rural Poverty in Selected Countries in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa," World Bank Publications - Reports 12140, The World Bank Group.
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