The empirical frequency of a pivotal vote

Public Choice

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 31-54

  Mulligan, Casey B ^a   Hunter, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0038124483     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024244329828     Document Type: Review

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