Author Page for Christopher M. Woodruff

Remittances and Microenterprises in Mexico

UCSD, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies Working Paper

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Sep 2001

Christopher M. Woodruff and Rene Zenteno

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Property Rights, Finance and Entrepreneurship

Conference Paper, The Nobel Symposium in Economics - The Economics of Transition, Stockholm, September 1999, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 212

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Dec 1999

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from a Field Experiment

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Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from a Field Experiment

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4230

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2934

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Aug 2007

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 76

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Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

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Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4934

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3962

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 02 Feb 2009

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 2

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Property Rights and Finance

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Property Rights and Finance

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 21 Mar 2002

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Property Rights and Finance

NBER Working Paper No. w8852

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 23 Mar 2002 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2010

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 25

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Courts and Relational Contracts

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Courts and Relational Contracts

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 05 Feb 2002

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Courts and Relational Contracts

MIT Sloan Working Paper No. 4338-02; Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 227

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Feb 2002

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Courts and Relational Contracts

NBER Working Paper No. w8572

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 25 Oct 2001 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2001

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Private Order Under Dysfunctional Public Order

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 28 Apr 2000

John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Interfirm Relationships and Informal Credit in Vietnam

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 May 1998

John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 40

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Networks, Trust and Search in Vietnam's Emerging Private Sector

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 08 May 1998

John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 8

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Intergenerational Mobility in Educational Attainment in Mexico

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Aug 1999

Christopher M. Woodruff and Melissa Binder

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and University of New Mexico - Department of Economics

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Citation 4

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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4746

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3743

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Oct 2008

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 20

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Mexican-American Entrepreneurship

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Mexican-American Entrepreneurship

Hudson Institute Research Paper No. 06-03

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 15 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2008

Robert W. Fairlie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Mexican-American Entrepreneurship

IZA Working Paper No. 3488

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 23 May 2008

Robert W. Fairlie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Who are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. De Soto

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Who are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. De Soto

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3511

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Jun 2008

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Who are the Microenterprise Owners? Evidence from Sri Lanka on Tokman v. De Soto

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4635

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Non-Contractible Investments and Vertical Integration in the Mexican Footwear Industry

UCSD, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 04 Sep 2001

Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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The Quality of the Legal System and Firm Size

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 28 Feb 2004

Luc Laeven and Christopher M. Woodruff

European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States

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Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2039

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 24 Mar 2006

Robert W. Fairlie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, Santa Cruz - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Measuring Microenterprise Profits: Don't Ask How the Sausage is Made

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4229

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 9

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The Quality of the Legal System, Firm Ownership, and Firm Size

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Luc Laeven and Christopher M. Woodruff

European Central Bank (ECB) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Business Training and Female Enterprise Start-Up, Growth, and Dynamics: Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka

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Business Training and Female Enterprise Start-Up, Growth, and Dynamics: Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6896

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Oct 2012

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Property Rights, Finance and Entrepreneurship

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Aug 1999

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Enterprise Recovery Following Natural Disasters

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Enterprise Recovery Following Natural Disasters

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5269

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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What are We Learning from Business Training and Entrepreneurship Evaluations Around the Developing World?

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What are We Learning from Business Training and Entrepreneurship Evaluations Around the Developing World?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6895

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Oct 2012

David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Citation 15

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Remittances and Banking Sector Breadth and Depth: Evidence from Mexico

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4983

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Apr 2016

Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Ernesto Lopez Cordova, Maria Soledad Martinez Peria and Christopher M. Woodruff

World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization Among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka

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The Demand for, and Consequences of, Formalization Among Informal Firms in Sri Lanka

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6442

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Apr 2012

Suresh de Mel, David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of Peradeniya, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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When is Capital Enough to Get Female Microenterprises Growing? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana

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When is Capital Enough to Get Female Microenterprises Growing? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana

NBER Working Paper No. w17207

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 11 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2014

Marcel Fafchamps, David J. McKenzie, Simon Quinn and Christopher M. Woodruff

Stanford University - Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), University of Oxford and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Symposium on Transition in Vietnam

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Jun 2004

Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Contract Enforcement in Transition

CEPR Discussion Paper Series Number 2081,

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Jun 2001

Christopher M. Woodruff, John McMillan and Simon Johnson

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center

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Experimental Evidence on Returns to Capital and Access to Finance in Mexico

The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 457-482, 2008

Posted: 31 Dec 2008

David J. McKenzie and Christopher M. Woodruff

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Courts and Relational Contracts

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 221-277, 2002

Posted: 29 Feb 2008

Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies

Posted: 18 Sep 2002

John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Entrepreneurs and the Ordering of Institutional Reform: Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine Compared

Posted: 04 Jun 2002

Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Why Do Firms Hide? Bribes and Unofficial Activity after Communism

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Why Do Firms Hide? Bribes and Unofficial Activity after Communism

Conference Paper, The Nobel Symposium in Economics - The Economics of Transition, Stockholm, September 1999

Posted: 19 Nov 1999

Simon Johnson, Daniel Kaufmann, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Why Do Firms Hide? Bribes and Unofficial Activity after Communism

Posted: 04 Oct 2001

Simon Johnson, Daniel Kaufmann, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Entrepreneurship Center, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Dispute Prevention Without Courts in Vietnam

Posted: 04 Nov 1999

John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Trust and Search in Vietnam's Emerging Private Sector

Posted: 24 Oct 1999

Stephan M. Haggard, John McMillan and Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Formal Measures of the Informal Sector Wage Gap in Mexico, El Salvador, and Peru

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE, Vol. 45, No. 2, January 1997

Posted: 03 Sep 1997

Veronica Ruiz de Castilla Brinson, Christopher M. Woodruff and Douglas Marcouiller

Stanford University, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Boston College

Christopher M. Woodruff

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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