The impact of federal spending on house election outcomes

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-53

  Levitt, Steven D ^a   Snyder Jr , James M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0002499269     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262064     Document Type: Article

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