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An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis

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  • Eckel, Catherine C.
  • Grossman, Philip J.
  • Johnston, Rachel M.

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  • Eckel, Catherine C. & Grossman, Philip J. & Johnston, Rachel M., 2005. "An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(8), pages 1543-1560, August.
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