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The Political Economy of Property Exemption Laws

Anup Malani

Rich Hynes

Co-author(s)

Eric A. Posner

Date

2004

Citation

Rich Hynes, Anup Malani & Eric A. Posner, The Political Economy of Property Exemption Laws, 47 Journal of Law & Economics 19–43 (2004).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Rich Hynes

Public Policy and Regulation

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

Center for Empirical Studies in Law

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