A case for bundling public goods contributions

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-449

  Ghosh, Suman ^a   Karaivanov, Alexander ^b   Oak, Mandar ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34249993854     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2007.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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