DISEQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE IN BARTER AND MONETARY ECONOMIES
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عنوان ژورنال: Economic Inquiry
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0095-2583,1465-7295
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1975.tb00984.x