Learning to rent-seek: Collective action and in-kind benefits in the public sector

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 755-757

  Mixon Jr , Franklin G ^a   McKenzie, Russell W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039095602     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048596355538     Document Type: Article

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