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The economics of sin and redemption : Purgatory as a market-pull innovation?

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  • Ekelund, Robert Jr.
  • Hebert, Robert F.
  • Tollison, Robert D.

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  • Ekelund, Robert Jr. & Hebert, Robert F. & Tollison, Robert D., 1992. "The economics of sin and redemption : Purgatory as a market-pull innovation?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 1-15, September.
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