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Standing on the shoulder of giants: the aspect of free-riding in RePEc rankings

Justus MeyerEconomics Department, University of Munich, Germany
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Klaus WohlrabeIfo Institute – Leibniz-Institute for Economic Research, University of Munich e.V., Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 223-228 | Published online: 04 Apr 2017

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