Getting institutions "right" for whom? Credit constraints and the impact of property rights on the quantity and composition of investment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 173-186

  Carter, Michael R ^a   Olinto, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agricultural investment; Capital constraints; Property rights

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CREDIT PROVISION; INVESTMENT; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

PARAGUAY;

EID: 0037329415     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00111     Document Type: Article

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