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  1. Federal Energy Administration, USA

    David L. Shapiro (Senior Economist)

  2. Institute for Policy Research, University of Wyoming, USA

    Robert B. Shelton (Associate Professor of Economics and Director)

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Shapiro, D.L., Shelton, R.B. The application of an agency decisionmaking model. Public Choice 32, 51–65 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01718669

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