The price of political opposition: Evidence from Venezuela's Maisanta

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 196-214

  Hsieh, Chang Tai ^a   Miguel, Edward ^b   Ortega, Daniel ^c   Rodriguez, Francisco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion   (Venezuela)

^d UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

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EID: 79957820017     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.3.2.196     Document Type: Article

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