Follow the leader: Theory and evidence on political participation

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 525-547

  Shachar, Ron ^a   Nalebuff, Barry ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000004303     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.3.525     Document Type: Article

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