Pure Redistribution and the Provision of Public Goods

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Pure Redistribution and the Provision of Public Goods. / Sausgruber, Rupert; Tyran, Jean-Robert.

Cph. : Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2006.

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Sausgruber, R & Tyran, J-R 2006 'Pure Redistribution and the Provision of Public Goods' Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, Cph.

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Sausgruber, R., & Tyran, J-R. (2006). Pure Redistribution and the Provision of Public Goods. Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen.

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Sausgruber R, Tyran J-R. Pure Redistribution and the Provision of Public Goods. Cph.: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 2006.

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Sausgruber, Rupert ; Tyran, Jean-Robert. / Pure Redistribution and the Provision of Public Goods. Cph. : Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 2006.

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