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Gordon Tullock’s contributions to bioeconomics

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This article discuss Gordon Tullock’s contributions to bioeconomics: His contributions to the bioeconomics of non-human societies, his impact on second and third generation bioeconomists, and the founding of the Journal of Bioeconomics.

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Landa, J.T. Gordon Tullock’s contributions to bioeconomics. Public Choice 152, 203–210 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-011-9855-2

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