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PDF format and comply with the following restrictions:• Be seven printed pages or less excluding tables, figures, appendices and references.
• Be written in English.
• Use 12pt Times Roman, CM (standard fonts for TeX and LaTeX) or other similar
font.
• Pages should be single spaced with one-inch margins.
• Sections and subsections should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals (asin section 1. and subsection 1.2). Section headings should be centered and in bold
12pt type.
• Figures, and tables should be included within the manuscript in the correct place
where this is feasible. Please do not substitute text such as “figure 1 about here”.
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with the title of the first section of your paper as in:

1. Introduction
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With your submission, you may upload an appendix in PDF form which will be sent to theeditors and referees, but which may not be intended for publication. You may also choose
to upload a ZIP file containing programming code, data, or other relevant details on thesame basis. In each case, you will be asked to provide a short text description. You will begiven the opportunity to upload a new appendix and supplemental data file with eachrevision.

Instructions to authors for preparing a final draft
Once a paper has been accepted, please prepare a final draft of your manuscript. To do so,
simply click on the “submit final draft” link on the main page of the Journal. You will begiven an opportunity to upload both a final draft and a letter explaining how you have
responded to any requests for final revisions from the editor. This version should stick tomore to the detailed formatting conventions give below.
You will get an email notice when the final draft is approved. In this case, the paper willappear immediately in the Journal. If revisions happen to be required, you will also get a
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Format for Notes, Comments, and Preliminary Results
General:a. Please use 12pt Times Roman, CM (standard fonts for TeX and LaTeX) or othersimilar font.
b. Pages should be single spaced with one-inch margins.
c. Sections and subsections should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals(as in section 1. and subsection 1.2). Section headings should be centered and inbold 12pt type.
d. For other matters of style, authors should be guided by The Chicago Manual ofStyle: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers 14th edition, 1993
University of Chicago Press.
Equations: Numbers for displayed equations should be placed in parentheses at the rightmargin. References to equations should use the form “(3)”.
Footnotes: Footnotes should be used sparingly and should be identified by superscripted
Arabic numerals in order of their appearance.
Figures: Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Type sizes
below 4 points should not be used.
Tables: Number tables consecutively with Roman numerals in order of appearance in thetext. A short descriptive caption should be typed directly above each table.
References: Cite references in the text by author's surname and date of publication. The
text citations can be given in the form “Tiebout (1956) claims that…”or “This casts doubt
on the existence of equilibrium (see also Aivazian et al. 1987, and Harrison and McKee1980).” References should be listed in alphabetical order and in descending order of date.
Style and punctuate references according to the following examples.

Arrow, K. (1970) “The Organization of Economic Activity: Issues Pertinent to the Choice ofMarket Versus Non-market Allocations” in Public Expenditure and Policy Analysis by R.H.
Havenman and J. Margolis, Eds., Markham: Chicago, 67-81
Benabou, Roland (1994) “Education, Income Distribution, and Growth: The LocalConnection” NBER working paper number 4798
Berglas, E. (1976) “Distribution of tastes and skills and the provision of local public goods”
Journal of Public Economics 6, 409-423.
Edgeworth, F.Y. (1881) Mathematical Psychics, Kegan Paul: London.

Mas-Colell, A and J. Silvestre (1991) “A Note on Cost-Share Equilibrium and OwnerConsumers” Journal of Economic Theory 54, 204-14.
For unpublished lectures or symposia, include the title of the paper, name of the sponsoring
society in full and the date.
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Please use the formatting convention that hyperlinks be underlined but appear in black.

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