Historical property rights, sociality, and the emergence of impersonal exchange in long-distance trade

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1009-1039

  Kimbrough, Erik O ^a   Smith, Vernon L ^b   Wilson, Bart J ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 66449135018     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.3.1009     Document Type: Article

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