Barriers to entry and development

International Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 573-602

  Herrendorf, Berthold ^a,b   Teixeira, Arilton ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FUCAPE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Brazil)

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EID: 79955425334     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2011.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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