“PAY IT FORWARD” AND HIGHER EDUCATION SUBSIDIES: A MEDIAN VOTER MODEL
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Pay it forward.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Economic Policy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1074-3529
DOI: 10.1111/coep.12222