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Children of performing arts, the economic dilemma: The climbing costs of health care and education

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Baumol, W.J. Children of performing arts, the economic dilemma: The climbing costs of health care and education . J Cult Econ 20, 183–206 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-005-3206-4

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