Soft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers

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Soft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers. / Montalvao, Joao; Frese, Michael; Goldstein, Markus et al.
Washington: The World Bank, 2017. (Policy Research Working Paper; Nr. 8095).

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Montalvao J, Frese M, Goldstein M, Kilic T. Soft Skills for Hard Constraints: Evidence from High-Achieving Female Farmers. Washington: The World Bank. 2017 Aug 6. (Policy Research Working Paper; 8095).

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