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The Dynamic Migration Game: A Structural Econometric Model and Application to Rural Mexico

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  • Rojas Valdes, Ruben I.
  • Lin Lawell, C.-Y. Cynthia
  • Taylor, J. Edward

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  • Rojas Valdes, Ruben I. & Lin Lawell, C.-Y. Cynthia & Taylor, J. Edward, 2017. "The Dynamic Migration Game: A Structural Econometric Model and Application to Rural Mexico," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 259184, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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