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Richard J. Stoll, Let the Researcher Beware: The Use of the Richardson Equations to Estimate the Parameters of a Dyadic Arms Acquisition Process, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Feb., 1982), pp. 77-89
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