Access to credit by small businesses: How relevant are race, ethnicity, and gender

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 532-537

  Asiedu, Elizabeth ^a   Freeman, James A ^b   Nti Addae, Akwasi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84863215851     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.3.532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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