Comparing interest group scores across time and chambers: Adjusted ADA scores for the U.S. Congress

American Political Science Review

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-50

  Groseclose, Tim ^a   Levitt, Steven D ^b   Snyder Jr , James M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0001821999     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585759     Document Type: Article

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