Peddling influence through intermediaries

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1136-1162

  Li, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956128091     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.3.1136     Document Type: Article

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