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MIT economist analyzes troop surge in Iraq
11-05-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Michael Greenstone, 3M Professor of Economics, has applied statistical techniques he uses in measuring the economic impact of climate change to conduct the first quantitative analysis of the U.S. troop surge in Iraq.
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