The "flypaper effect" is not an anomaly

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-17

  Roemer, John E ^a   Silvestre, Joaquim ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 24944498752     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9779.00085     Document Type: Article

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