The Informational Role of Voluntary Certification: Evidence from the Mexican Clean Industry Program
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* Foster: Brown University, 64 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912; Guttierez, Centro de Investigacion Economica, ITAM. Camino a Sta. Teresa #930, Heroes de Padierna, Mexico, DF, CP 10700. Acknowledgement: This work was partially funded by FUDEF grant and by the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown University. The PSTC receives core support from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5R24HD041020). Ricardo Gonzalez-Chagin provided excellent research assistance.
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