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Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-192

  O'Rourke, Kevin H ^a   Taylor, Alan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84885947045     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.27.3.167     Document Type: Article

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