Voter turnout: How much can we explain?

Public Choice

Volumn 98, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 431-446

  Matsusaka, John G ^a   Palda, Filip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0033442077     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018328621580     Document Type: Article

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