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  • Effects of the Financial Crisis on the U.S.-China Economic Relationship

    By Eswar Prasad PDF
  • Economic Development and Growth: A Survey

    By Meir Kohn PDF
  • Can Latin America Prosper by Reducing the Size of Government?

    By Radhames Lizardo and Andre V. Mollick PDF
  • The Effects of Corruption on FDI Inflows

    By Ali Al-Sadig PDF
  • U.S. Energy Policy and the Presumption of Market Failure

    By Peter Z. Grossman PDF
  • The Potential for System-Friendly K–12 Reform

    By John Merrifield PDF
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    By Craig J. Richardson PDF
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    By Steve H. Hanke and Alex K. F. Kwok PDF

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  • The Libertarian Illusion: Ideology, Public Policy, and the Assault on the Common Good by William E. Hudson

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