The Divergence of Legal Procedures

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-162

  Balas, Aron ^a   Porta, Rafael La ^b   Lopez de Silanes, Florencio ^c   Shleifer, Andrei ^d  

^a Oliver Wyman Financial Services   (United Kingdom)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85017141353     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.1.2.138     Document Type: Article

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