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Job additionality and deadweight spending in perfectly competitive industries: the case for optimal employment subsidies

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  • Picard, Pierre M., 2001. "Job additionality and deadweight spending in perfectly competitive industries: the case for optimal employment subsidies," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(3), pages 521-541, March.
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