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Religious attitudes and home bias: theory and new evidence from primary data. / Leroch, Martin A.; Reggiani, Carlo; Rossini , Gianpaolo et al.
In: Review of Development Economics, Vol. 18, No. 2, 05.2014, p. 401-414.

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Leroch, MA, Reggiani, C, Rossini , G & Zucchelli, E 2014, 'Religious attitudes and home bias: theory and new evidence from primary data', Review of Development Economics, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 401-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12092

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Leroch, M. A., Reggiani, C., Rossini , G., & Zucchelli, E. (2014). Religious attitudes and home bias: theory and new evidence from primary data. Review of Development Economics, 18(2), 401-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12092

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Leroch MA, Reggiani C, Rossini G, Zucchelli E. Religious attitudes and home bias: theory and new evidence from primary data. Review of Development Economics. 2014 May;18(2):401-414. doi: 10.1111/rode.12092

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Leroch, Martin A. ; Reggiani, Carlo ; Rossini , Gianpaolo et al. / Religious attitudes and home bias : theory and new evidence from primary data. In: Review of Development Economics. 2014 ; Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 401-414.

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