A test of diminishing marginal value

Economica

Volumn 74, Issue 296, 2007, Pages 650-663

  Horowitz, John ^a   List, J ^b,c   Mcconnell, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 35349000669     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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