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The demand for government transfers: A look at the recipients

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    Charles R. Knoeber (Assistant Professor)

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Useful comments on an earlier draft of this paper were provided by Ryan Amacher, Allan DeSerpa and several colleagues at North Carolina State University.

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Knoeber, C.R. The demand for government transfers: A look at the recipients. Public Choice 32, 39–50 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01718668

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