Accountability, Ability and Disability: Gaming the System?

Advances in Applied Microeconomics

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages 35-49

  Figlio, David N ^a   Getzler, Lawrence S ^a  

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EID: 33745636372     PISSN: 02780984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-0984(06)14002-X     Document Type: Review

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