Date
June 15, 2005
Authors
Antonio Bento, Maureen L. Cropper, Ahmed Mobarak, and Katja Vinha
Publication
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Antonio Bento
Maureen L. Cropper
Senior Fellow
Maureen Cropper is a a senior fellow at RFF, professor of economics at the University of Maryland, a member of the Board of Directors at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Ahmed Mobarak
Katja Vinha
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