History matters: The long-term impact of colonial public investments in French West Africa

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-215

  Huillery, Elise ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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EID: 77952292720     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.1.2.176     Document Type: Article

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