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Bargain to Extort: Spatial Allocation of Checkpoints and Highway Corruption in West Africa

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  • Foltz, Jeremy D. & Li, Kangli, 2020. "Bargain to Extort: Spatial Allocation of Checkpoints and Highway Corruption in West Africa," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304449, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.304449
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