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Endogenous private health investment and the willingness to pay for public health projects: The effects of income

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  • Liu, Liqun & Neilson, William S., 2005. "Endogenous private health investment and the willingness to pay for public health projects: The effects of income," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 87(3), pages 415-420, June.
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