Commercial policy with altruistic voters

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 174-201

  Rotemberg, Julio J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DEMOCRACY; PROTECTIONISM; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037301838     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344804     Document Type: Article

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