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		<title>Building a Strong Economy: The Evidence on Combined Reporting, Public Investments, and Economic Growth (2008)</title>
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		<title>Apples to apples: Private-sector and public-sector compensation in Iowa (February 2011)</title>
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		<title>Are Ohio Public Employees Over-Compensated? (February 2011)</title>
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