Do Leaders Matter? National Leadership and Growth Since World War II

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Quarterly Journal of Economics

• Publication date

  2005-08-01

• Fields of study

  Economics, Political Science

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  DOI 10.2139/SSRN.524042
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