Is debt relief efficient?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1017-1051

  Arslanalp, Serkan ^a   Henry, Peter Blair ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16244374925     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2005.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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