Abstention in elections with asymmetric information and diverse preferences

American Political Science Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-398

  Feddersen, Timothy J ^a   Pesendorfer, Wolfgang ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033243635     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585402     Document Type: Article

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