Endogenizing the median voter: Public choice goes to school

Public Choice

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 99-118

  Dunne, Stephanie ^a   Reed, W Robert ^a   Wilbanks, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0031503413     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1017913926493     Document Type: Article

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