A spatial theory of positive and negative campaigning

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-229

  Harrington Jr , Joseph E ^a   Hess, Gregory D ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0030497269     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/game.1996.0103     Document Type: Article

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