Informality and development

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 109-126

  La Porta, Rafael ^a   Shleifer, Andrei ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84907506448     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: 19447965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.3.109     Document Type: Article

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