Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending: Evidence from a Policy Experiment
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- Andrea Prat & Oriana Bandiera & Tommaso Valletti, 2007. "Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending: Evidence from a Policy Experiment," Levine's Bibliography 843644000000000100, UCLA Department of Economics.
- Prat, Andrea & Valletti, Tommaso & Bandiera, Oriana, 2008. "Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending: Evidence from a Policy Experiment," CEPR Discussion Papers 6799, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Oriana Bandiera & Andrea Prat & Tommaso Valletti, 2008. "Active and Passive Waste in Government Spending: Evidence from a Policy Experiment," CEIS Research Paper 115, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 14 Jul 2008.
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- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
- H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
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