Gender bias and selection bias in House elections

Public Choice

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 41-59

  Milyo, Jeffrey ^a   Schosberg, Samantha ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034400137     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005198906982     Document Type: Article

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