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The unofficial Economy in Transition

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  • Kaufmann, Daniel
  • Shleifer, Andrei

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  • Johnson, Simon & Kaufmann, Daniel & Shleifer, Andrei, 1997. "The unofficial Economy in Transition," Scholarly Articles 30728045, Harvard University Department of Economics.
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