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A welfare comparison of intermediaries and financial markets in Germany and the U.S

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  • Franklin Allen & Douglas Gale, 1994. "A welfare comparison of intermediaries and financial markets in Germany and the U.S," Working Papers 95-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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