Prices or Knowledge? What Drives Demand for Financial Services in Emerging Markets?

Journal of Finance

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1933-1967

  Cole, Shawn ^a   Sampson, Thomas ^a   Zia, Bilal ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 81255170040     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: 15406261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2011.01696.x     Document Type: Article

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