Rent seeking and economic growth: Evidence from a panel of U.S. States

Cato Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-228

  Cole, Ismail M ^a   Chawdhry, M Arshad ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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