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Choice and quantity demand for improved and unimproved public water sources in rural areas: Evidence from Benin

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Choice and quantity demand for improved and unimproved public water sources in rural areas: Evidence from Benin. / Gross, Elena; Elshiewy, Ossama.
In: Journal of Rural Studies, Vol. 69, 07.2019, p. 186-194.

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Harvard

Gross, E & Elshiewy, O 2019, 'Choice and quantity demand for improved and unimproved public water sources in rural areas: Evidence from Benin', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 69, pp. 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.02.021

APA

Gross, E., & Elshiewy, O. (2019). Choice and quantity demand for improved and unimproved public water sources in rural areas: Evidence from Benin. Journal of Rural Studies, 69, 186-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.02.021

Vancouver

Gross E, Elshiewy O. Choice and quantity demand for improved and unimproved public water sources in rural areas: Evidence from Benin. Journal of Rural Studies. 2019 Jul;69:186-194. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.02.021

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