Institutions versus policies: A tale of two Islands

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-267

  Henry, Peter Blair ^a   Miller, Conrad ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73849116799     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.2.261     Document Type: Conference Paper

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