The simple economics of extortion: Evidence from trucking in aceh

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 417-452

  Olken, Benjamin A ^a   Barron, Patrick ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ECONOMICS; MARKET; POLICY MAKING; TARIFF STRUCTURE;

EID: 69249138694     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/599707     Document Type: Article

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