An international look at the growth of modern finance

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-96

  Philippon, Thomas ^a,b   Reshef, Ariell ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84878474870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.27.2.73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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