Workers, warriors, and criminals: Social conflict in general equilibrium

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 646-677

  Dal Bó, Ernesto ^a   Dal Bó, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960068695     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4774.2011.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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