Do public grants to American theatres crowd-out private donations?

Public Choice

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 429-451

  Borgonovi, Francesca ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645555625     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-006-3887-z     Document Type: Article

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