Is it all about competence? The human capital of U.S. presidents and economic performance
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Public choice; Political business cycles; Human capital; Presidential policy; D7; E2; D9;All these keywords.
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- D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
- E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
- D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
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