Infrastructure quality and the subsidy trap

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-66

  McRae, Shaun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84920578191     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20110572     Document Type: Article

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