What capital is missing in developing countries?

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 629-633

  Bruhn, Miriam ^a   Karlan, Dean ^b   Schoar, Antoinette ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77956124033     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.2.629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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