Are political economists selfish and indoctrinated? Evidence from a natural experiment

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 448-462

  Frey, Bruno S ^a   Meier, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0043071590     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbg020     Document Type: Article

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