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Distinguishing Barriers to Insurance in Thai Villages

Cynthia Kinnan
Journal of Human Resources, January 2022, 57 (1) 44-78; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.57.1.0219-10067R1
Cynthia Kinnan
Cynthia Kinnan is an assistant professor of economics at Tufts University, a faculty research fellow of the NBER, and an affiliate of J-PAL ()
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