The benefits of privatization: Evidence from Mexico

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1193-1242

  La Porta, Rafael ^a   López De Silanes, Florencio ^a  

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EID: 0008671011     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355399556250     Document Type: Article

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