IDENTIFYING THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFECTS OF MILLION DOLLAR FACILITIES

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1737-1762

  Patrick, Carlianne ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84963740322     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12339     Document Type: Article

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