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RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-246

  Taylor, Curtis R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042244176     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593715     Document Type: Article

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