A model of cultural transmission, voting and political ideology

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-29

  Bisin, Alberto ^a   Verdier, Thierry ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural change; D72; H31; Preferences; Public goods; Voting; Z10

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006228846     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(99)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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