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RETRACTED: Income Shocks and Child Mortality Rates: Evidence from Fluctuations in Oil Prices

By: Catalina Rivero and  Pedro Acuna  
Open Access
|Jun 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2021-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2303-5013 | Journal ISSN: 2303-5005
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 83
Submitted on: Jan 13, 2021
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Accepted on: Jan 31, 2021
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Published on: Jun 4, 2021
Published by: Oikos Institut d.o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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