Economic dynamics and government stability in postwar Italy

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 629-636

  Merlo, Antonio ^a  

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EID: 0032283450     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465398557717     Document Type: Article

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