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On the Foundations of Basic Property Rights, Part I: A Model of the State-of-Nature with Two Players

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  • Abhinay Muthoo, 2000. "On the Foundations of Basic Property Rights, Part I: A Model of the State-of-Nature with Two Players," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0471, Econometric Society.
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