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Police departments located in states allowing payday lending report 14.34% more property crimes than the police departments located in states not allowing payday lending.[...]

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KARLA NATALIA VILLATORO GODOY. Three Essays on Corporate Financial Policies. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID C. MAUER) In the first chapter ("Brand Equity and Corporate[...]

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