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Misallocation, Growth and Financial Market Imperfections

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  • Christopher Udry

    (Yale University)

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Slides for plenary talk delivered at the annual meeting of the Society for Economic Dynamics.

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  • Christopher Udry, 2012. "Misallocation, Growth and Financial Market Imperfections," Annual Meeting Plenary 2012-3, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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