Policy persistence

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1327-1336

  Coate, Stephen ^a   Morris, Stephen ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000066662     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.5.1327     Document Type: Article

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