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From ‘Golden Age’ to ‘Golden Age.’ An Introduction to the Role of the Netherlands in Economic Science and Economic History

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This article introduces the special issue of De Economist on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Association of Economists.

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Davids, K. From ‘Golden Age’ to ‘Golden Age.’ An Introduction to the Role of the Netherlands in Economic Science and Economic History. De Economist 148, 433–442 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004121830382

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