The nature of credit constraints and human capital

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2487-2529

  Lochner, Lance J ^a,b   Monge Naranjo, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054925599     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2487     Document Type: Article

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