Economics versus politics: Pitfalls of policy advice

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 173-192

  Acemoglu, Daron ^a   Robinson, James A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878521214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.27.2.173     Document Type: Article

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