Caste as an Impediment to Trade

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 239-263

  Anderson, Siwan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

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EID: 79957810091     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.1.239     Document Type: Article

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