Political aid cycles

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3516-3530

  Faye, Michael ^a   Niehaus, Paul ^b  

^a University of California at San Diego ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84873317465     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.7.3516     Document Type: Article

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