The simple analytics of observed discrimination in credit markets

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 189-212

  Calem, Paul ^a   Stutzer, Michael ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0038722016     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: 10960473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfin.1995.1009     Document Type: Article

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