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Can Credit Registries Reduce Credit Constraints ? Empirical Evidence on the Role of Credit Registries in Firm Investment Decisions by Arturo

@inproceedings{Galindo2001CanCR,
  title={Can Credit Registries Reduce Credit Constraints ? Empirical Evidence on the Role of Credit Registries in Firm Investment Decisions by Arturo},
  author={Galindo and Margaret J. Miller},
  year={2001}
}
We thank Eduardo Lora for comments on a previous version. Arturo Galindo is an economist in the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank, Margaret Miller at the Corporate Strategy Group and Office of the Chief Economist of the World Bank. The views expressed in this document are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Inter-American Development Bank or the World Bank. 

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