DOLLARIZATION OF DEBT CONTRACTS: EVIDENCE FROM CHILEAN FIRMS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Developing Economies
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0012-1533
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2009.00094.x