Class action extraction?

Public Choice

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 91-108

  Haymond, Jeffrey ^a   West, James E ^b  

^a SAF AQRT   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 0038463683     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024217319541     Document Type: Review

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