Does Competition Eliminate Discrimination? Evidence from the Commercial Sex Market in Singapore
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- Huailu Li & Kevin Lang & Kaiwen Leong, 2015. "Does Competition Eliminate Discrimination? Evidence from the Commercial Sex Market in Singapore," NBER Working Papers 20911, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Huailu Li & Kevin Lang & Kaiwen Leong, "undated". "Does Competition Eliminate Discrimination? Evidence from the Commercial Sex Market in Singapore," Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series dp-275, Boston University - Department of Economics.
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