Segregation and the quality of government in a cross section of countries

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1872-1911

  Alesina, Alberto ^a   Zhuravskaaya, Ekaterina ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

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EID: 84860389818     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.5.1872     Document Type: Article

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