Participation in heterogeneous communities

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 847-904

  Alesina, Alberto ^a   La Ferrara, Eliana ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 0000656779     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355300554935     Document Type: Article

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