An Economic Model of the Medieval Church: Usury as a Form of Rent Seeking

Robert B. Ekelund, Robert F. Hébert, Robert D. Tollison

1989-01-01articleThe Journal of Law Economics and Organization106 citationsclosed

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ROBERT B. EKELUND, JR., ROBERT F. HÉBERT, ROBERT D. TOLLISON; An Economic Model of the Medieval Church: Usury as a Form of Rent Seeking, The Journal of Law, Eco

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