The provision of public goods under alternative electoral incentives

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 225-239

  Lizzeri, Alessandro ^a   Persico, Nicola ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000771390     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.1.225     Document Type: Article

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