Are hypothetical referenda incentive compatible?

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 609-621

  Cummings, Ronald G ^a   Elliott, Steven ^b   Harrison, Glenn W ^c   Murphy, James ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0000299907     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262084     Document Type: Article

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