The private sector impact of state and local government: Has more become bad?

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 548-562

  Taylor, Lori L ^a   Brown, Stephen P A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 33749591841     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byl002     Document Type: Review

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