Was Prometheus unbound by chance? Risk, diversification, and growth

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 709-751

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Zilibotti, Fabrizio ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY;

EID: 0031418748     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262091     Document Type: Article

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