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    Daron Acemoglu

  2. Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University, S-10691, Stockholm, Sweden

    Fabrizio Zilibotti

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Acemoglu, D., Zilibotti, F. Information Accumulation in Development. Journal of Economic Growth 4, 5–38 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009833807671

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