Disclosure by politicians

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-209

  Djankov, Simeon ^a   La Porta, Rafael ^b   Lopez de Silanes, Florencio ^c   Shleifer, Andrei ^d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77955269539     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.2.179     Document Type: Article

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