Is increasing community participation always a good thing?

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 427-436

  Khwaja, Asim Ijaz ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34147105325     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/154247604323068113     Document Type: Article

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