The importance of being wanted

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-253

  Do, Quy Toan ^a   Phung, Tung D ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Indochina Research and Consulting   (Viet Nam)

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EID: 84864332471     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.4.236     Document Type: Article

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