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Public Choice Lessons from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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  • Marta Podemska-Mikluch

    (Gustavus Adolphus College)

  • Darwyyn Deyo

    (George Mason University)

  • David T. Mitchell

    (University of Central Arkansas)

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  • Marta Podemska-Mikluch & Darwyyn Deyo & David T. Mitchell, 2016. "Public Choice Lessons from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 31(Spring 20), pages 57-69.
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