Corruption dynamics: The golden goose effect

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 230-269

  Niehaus, Paul ^a   Sukhtankar, Sandip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

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EID: 84879576147     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.4.230     Document Type: Article

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