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THERESE C. GRIJALVA

CLIFFORD NOWELL *

Weber State University, Ogden, UT

JOE KERKVLIET

Oregon State University, Covallis, OR

* Direct correspondence to Dr. Clifford Nowell, 3807 University Circle, Department of Economics, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408-3807; Tel: (801) 626-6488; Email: cnowell@weber.edu

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