Is there a dividend of Democracy: Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games

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Is there a dividend of Democracy : Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games. / Markussen, Thomas; Tyran, Jean-Robert Karl.

2024.

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Markussen, T & Tyran, J-RK 2024 'Is there a dividend of Democracy: Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games'.

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Markussen, T., & Tyran, J-R. K. (2024). Is there a dividend of Democracy: Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games.

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Markussen T, Tyran J-RK. Is there a dividend of Democracy: Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games. 2024.

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Markussen, Thomas ; Tyran, Jean-Robert Karl. / Is there a dividend of Democracy : Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games. 2024.

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