Will gradualism work when shock therapy doesn't?

Economics and Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-59

  Dehejia, Vivek H ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MODELING; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0037337273     PISSN: 09541985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0343.00114     Document Type: Article

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