Economic voting and information

Electoral Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 349-362

  Aidt, Toke S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic voting; Voting paradoxes and information

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034004572     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-3794(99)00056-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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