Is there a free-market economist in the house? The policy views of American economic association members

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-334

  Klein, Daniel B ^a   Stern, Charlotta ^a  

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EID: 34247329065     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2007.00513.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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