- Award ID(s):
- 1716489
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10201720
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Political Economy
- Volume:
- 128
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 0022-3808
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 740 to 781
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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