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The economic effects of a counterinsurgency policy in India: A synthetic control analysis

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The economic effects of a counterinsurgency policy in India: A synthetic control analysis. / Singhal, Saurabh; Nilakantan, Rahul.
In: European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 45, 12.2016, p. 1-17.

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Singhal S, Nilakantan R. The economic effects of a counterinsurgency policy in India: A synthetic control analysis. European Journal of Political Economy. 2016 Dec;45:1-17. Epub 2016 Sept 3. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2016.08.012

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Singhal, Saurabh ; Nilakantan, Rahul. / The economic effects of a counterinsurgency policy in India : A synthetic control analysis. In: European Journal of Political Economy. 2016 ; Vol. 45. pp. 1-17.

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