The slave trade and the origins of Mistrust in Africa

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3221-3252

  Nunn, Nathan ^a   Wantchekon, Leonard ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 83755224670     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.7.3221     Document Type: Article

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