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The Two-Thirds Society: Social Fact or Fiction?

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  • Bruce Headey
  • Peter Krause
  • Roland Habich

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  • Bruce Headey & Peter Krause & Roland Habich, 1991. "The Two-Thirds Society: Social Fact or Fiction?," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 38, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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