Segregation, rent control, and riots: The economics of religious conflict in an Indian City

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 505-510

  Field, Erica ^a   Levinson, Matthew ^b   Pande, Rohini ^b   Visaria, Sujata ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

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EID: 44949178397     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.2.505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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