Financial frictions and the persistence of history: A quantitative exploration

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-272

  Buera, Francisco J ^a   Shin, Yongseok ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC THEORY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84876517618     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670271     Document Type: Article

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