Liquidity constraints and imperfect information in subprime lending

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-84

  Adams, William ^a   Einav, Liran ^b   Levin, Jonathan ^b  

^a CITIGROUP   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72249098200     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.1.49     Document Type: Article

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