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Curbing leakage in public programs: Evidence from India’s direct benefit transfer policy

Working paper 7 Jun 2018 Energy

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  • Impact of direct benefit transfer on leakage in cooking fuel subsidy

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Prabhat Barnwal

Associate Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
  • Barnwal-2017-Working-paper.pdf Download

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