Resolving debt overhang: Political constraints in the aftermath of financial crises

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1-28

  Mian, Atif ^a,b   Sufi, Amir ^b,c   Trebbi, Francesco ^d,e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Vancouver School of Economics University of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 84897986245     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.6.2.1     Document Type: Article

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