The Political Economy of Program Enforcement: Evidence from Brazil
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- Fernanda Brollo & Katja Kaufmann & Eliana La Ferrara, 2020. "The Political Economy of Program Enforcement: Evidence from Brazil," Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association, vol. 18(2), pages 750-791.
- La Ferrara, Eliana & Brollo, Fernanda & Kaufmann, Katja Maria, 2017. "The Political Economy of Program Enforcement: Evidence from Brazil," CEPR Discussion Papers 11964, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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