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Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Economics Research Institute Study Paper

Publisher

Utah State University Department of Economics

Publication Date

2008

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1

Last Page

14

Abstract

The research activities described in this document were supported by the Utah State University Economics Research Institute in 2007. The Economics Research Institute was founded in 1965 to provide training opportunities for graduate students and to assist in the solution oflocal, regional, and national economic problems. UAES has provided ongoing support for the ERr since 1972 under project number UTA-686. The project has provided the Department of Economics 'with resources to search out new developments in economics to analyze new and complex issues in public and private decision making processes. Boldface type is used to identify Utah State University Economics D epartn1ent facul ty and specialists; student names are underlined.

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